by Andy Du Plessis “But mommy, I’m hungry now!” How does one even begin to respond to the constant pleas of a child that is hungry and can’t understand why there is no food in the home? This is the reality for millions of children across South Africa who go to bed and school hungry.…
In the true spirit of Mandela Day, you made our food drive and packing event a huge success! Thank you to all the Pick n Pay customers who purchased basic foods and the 5200 people who volunteered their 67 minutes to pack the food, as well as all of our event partners and sponsors, especially…
The elections are over, the ANC government has received a convincing, albeit reduced mandate from the people to lead for another term in the 6th parliament, and the newly appointed and generally well-received cabinet has been sworn in. Yet, one can’t help but feel this duality of hope and fear. Hope that under President Ramaphosa’s…
Is #zerohunger achievable by 2030 given the huge challenges we face? By Andy du Plessis South Africans recently celebrated their 25th Freedom Day. In many respects we have come a long way as a nation. And yet, we are behind in so much development and the slow progress means that we are ultimately failing our…
Dear readers, South Africa recently commemorated Human Rights Day, and will shortly celebrate 25 years of democracy on April 27th. “Celebrate” seems an ironic word choice when at the very basic level – the right to adequate nutritious food – in our 25th year of freedom, we see the most unjust prevalence of food poverty,…
The Two Oceans Marathon – Africa’s biggest and most beautiful running event – turns 50 this year and they want to make history by surpassing the R5 million mark for charity. This year FoodForward SA is an official charity partner to the Two Oceans Marathon Initiative (TOMI).
This week FoodForward SA’s Managing Director, Andy Du Plessis will be attending the Food Bank Leadership Institute in London. The annual Food Bank Leadership Institute (FBLI) is attended by 150 food bankers from more than 50 countries. FBLI attracts not only food bankers, but corporate partners and thought leaders from across the globe to discuss the unique challenges facing the sector as they work to meet the needs of food insecure populations, while reducing food waste globally.
In our final blog post for the year, we share with you a message from our Chairman, Crispin Sonn. This originally appeared in our 2018 annual report.
During this Human Rights month, FoodForward SA would like to say thank you to Comair for its generous donation of R 250 000 towards addressing hunger in South Africa. Comair is an aviation and travel company, offering scheduled and non-scheduled airline services within South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, as its main business,…
Vital Health Foods and FoodForward SA are uniting to improve the quality of life for hungry South Africans. FoodForward SA would like to say thank you to Vital Health Foods for its generous donation of 2, 661 kilograms of food and for sharing our vision of a South Africa without hunger. This donation translated into…
