“WE NEED PEOPLE TO KNOW WE ARE STARVING” We recently visited the home of Sisanda Plum, in the township of Mfuleni, in the northern suburb of Blue Downs. Sisanda is 34 years old, has three children and is unemployed. Two of her children live with… Read More »VOICES OF THE POOR:
Homelessness and hunger are pressing issues that continue to affect many South Africans. In Cape Town, down the road from our Cape Town warehouse, one of our beneficiary organisations, The Ottery, Wetton, Lansdowne Shelter (O.W.L), has been working tirelessly to provide a home and food… Read More »Homelessness and Hunger: The O.W.L. Haven Shelter and FoodForward SA Working Together for Lasting Change
One of the benefits of recovering and redistributing surplus food is the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the food supply chain and food waste. FoodForward SA commissioned a report to quantify the reduction of GHG emission that results from its physical and… Read More »FoodForward SA Saves 5.2 Tonnes of Greenhouse Emissions, for Every Tonne of Food Recovered
I first heard about FoodForward SA from my girlfriend, and immediately found the mission very compelling. Food security is, obviously, critical for society and improving it while also reducing food waste is fantastic. One of FoodForward SA’s regular donors says he started supporting charities as… Read More »Why I Give to FoodForward SA
On 13 February, Government, declared a national state of disaster to enable an intensive, coordinated response to the impact of floods that affected all but two of South Africa’s nine provinces. The continuous torrential rains and flash flooding during the first weeks of February resulted… Read More »FoodForward SA Responds to the National State of Disaster for Floods
As of 1 March 2023, the South African government Revenue Services has enforced the amendment to the regulations governing the issuing of Section 18A tax certificates. This means that donors will need to provide additional information to public benefit organisations (PBOs) for them to constitute… Read More »Amendments to Section 18a Tax Receipt Information
The Poor Have Been Priced Out South Africans are becoming increasingly negative regarding our growth prospects and quality of life. Hours of loadshedding, daily. Regular interest rate hikes. High food and fuel prices. Rising inflation and cost-of-living-concerns, a weak economy, high unemployment; spiralling crime and… Read More »Cost of Living Crisis:
In South Africa, reducing food losses and waste is critical, as millions of people are affected by hunger every day. It also has a detrimental impact on the environment. The dairy sector is taking the reduction of food loss and waste seriously. Through their partnership… Read More »Danone’s Partnership with FoodForward SA Helps Reduce Food Loss and Waste
The Chaeli Campaign was founded in 2004 by sisters, Chaeli and Erin Mycroft, and their lifelong friends, Tarryn, Justine and Chelsea, then all between the ages of six and twelve years. At the time, the girls merely wanted to raise R20,000 for Chaeli’s motorised wheelchair… Read More »FoodForward SA Supports Organisations that Advocate for the Rights of Children with Disabilities
From 11 October to 22 November 2022, Discovery offered Vitality members some food for thought and an opportunity to help support FoodForward SA’s food security efforts. Through their MoveToGive campaign, Discovery invited Vitality members to make a difference and use their healthy steps, good driving… Read More »Vitality Members MoveToGive 123,500 Meals