The World Food Day – 16 October 2021 – theme is Our Actions are our future. Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and better life. Collective action across 150 countries world-wide is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of… Read More »World Food Day 2021 – Our Actions are our Future
As part of FoodForward SA’s five-year scaling plan to reach 1 million people daily, we have successfully opened up our newest branch in Bloemfontein, Free State. Up until September 2021, our food heroes from our Durban branch have been doing monthly inter-branch transfers of nutritious… Read More »Launch of our seventh branch in Bloemfontein, Free State
Glencore’s focus on sustainability, including investing in skills development, food insecurity and the long-term development of communities, motivated FoodForward SA (then Foodbank SA) to approach the global mining company with a request to partner and create a food distribution operation which would meaningfully address food… Read More »Glencore renews their sponsorship of our Rustenburg branch
In order to fulfill our mission of reducing hunger in South Africa, FoodForward SA employs an integrated food security strategy, which includes our Mobile Rural Depot (MRD) programme, aimed at meaningfully addressing rural food insecurity. September 2021 was a busier than usual month for our… Read More »Our Mobile Rural Depot programme expands to 25 rural communities
Innovate to Alleviate celebrates the Global Foodbanking Network’s (GFN) 15th anniversary by highlighting 15 unique innovations—game-changing approaches and adaptations from GFN and member food banks that make hunger alleviation efforts more efficient, effective, and inclusive. Kicking off on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss… Read More »The Global Foodbanking Network Strengthening Civil Society
Established in 2007, Summerhill House is a non-profit company whose motivation and vision is to provide homes and personal transformation for orphaned and abandoned children, especially those whose lives have been impacted by HIV/AIDS. The children are fostered through to adulthood and provided with everything… Read More »FoodForward SA Partnership Benefits Foster Homes