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 […]
First Choice has partnered with FoodForward SA to distribute donated dairy products to selected organisations that assist the less fortunate. Following their momentous achievement of raising the first R30, 000 of the intended R120, 000 worth of dairy products, First Choice is set to donate to the less fortunate through its #move4goodness initiative. Woodlands Dairy […]
The glass manufacturer’s recycling and sustainability strategies continue to minimise South Africa’s carbon footprint. Consol Glass has made a commitment to the sustainable use of limited resources and the responsible recycling of re-usable materials to minimise its carbon footprint. This pledge has had a positive impact on the company and its employees, encouraging Consol to […]
FoodForward SA and Pick n Pay partnered to unite a nation around Mandela Day, with the goal of raising enough food to help stock FoodForward SA’s warehouses across the country with staple foods during winter. The food drive ensures that the 600 Beneficiary Organisations we serve can continue to provide warm meals to the 250 […]
Merrill Lynch South Africa funds a generous Global Foodbanking Network grant that supports World Food Day, Africa Diaspora Hope and helped FoodForward SA purchase a refrigerated truck. For the past three years, FoodForward SA has received a generous grant from the Global Foodbanking Network, made possible by Merrill Lynch South Africa. This grant goes towards supporting […]
FoodForward SA and Pick n Pay are partnering to unite a nation around Mandela Day, with the goal of raising 1,000,000 meals. The national food drive will help stock FoodForward SA’s warehouses across the country with staple foods during winter, ensuring that the 600 Beneficiary Organisations they serve can continue to provide warm meals to […]
FoodBank SA has taken sourcing and collecting of food to a virtual level in a bid to increase its reach and distribute even more food to hungry South Africans. In January this year FoodBank SA introduced an exciting new concept called ‘Virtual Foodbanking’ (VFB), whereby FoodBank SA links its Beneficiary Organisations (BOs) to the closest […]
Facing up to the hard-hitting facts of food insecurity and the life changing service FoodBank SA is able to offer vulnerable individuals. Fact: Undernourished children experience delays in their physical and mental development, chronic lethargy, trouble concentrating, and weight loss impacts on their immune health. In a 2013 UK study conducted by Kellogg’s titled “A […]
To drum up support and awareness, FoodBank SA took to social media in February with its #RecipeChallenge. The campaign encouraged supporters to purchase specially developed recipes for R40, the amount needed to feed a hungry person for a month, prepare one of the recipes and upload a photo on social media, and in return stand […]
