FoodForward SA supports a network of hundreds of registered beneficiary organisations countrywide. Our January edition of the FoodForward SA newsletter features Little Peoples Den, an Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre for children from low-income families. The ECD is situated in Milnerton, Cape Town under the stewardship of Avryn Alter, the school’s founder and principal. The…

The juxtaposition between the rich and poor in South Africa is abysmal. The World Bank lists South Africa as the most unequal society in the world. The report found that more than half of South Africans, 30 million people, live below the national poverty line of R992 per month. Our extremely polarised labour market results…

FoodForward SA has proudly launched our 4th and 5th Mobile Rural Depots this November in Overberg and George respectively. Our Mobile Rural Depot (MRD) programme began in June 2019 and aims to drive social development in under-served rural communities, using edible surplus food as the catalyst. Poverty is more prevalent in rural communities that are…

With the festive season upon us, you have an amazing opportunity to be part of a sustainable solution to South Africa’s hunger problem by making a financial contribution to FoodForward SA. Our Fill The Gap Club easily facilitates this transaction through a secure online platform that allows you to contribute any amount on a once-off…

We recently visited Hope Again Recovery Home in Mitchells Plain, one of our 600 beneficiary organisations within our network. The home was founded in 2007 and is one of the many projects coordinated by the Mount Hope Ministries church under the leadership of Pastor Alfonso Schilder. The home focuses on the rehabilitation and recovery of…

Our October edition of the BO feature takes us on a journey to the impoverished township of Khayelitsha, Cape Town where one of our registered beneficiary organisations, The Missionaries of Charity, is situated. The Missionaries of Charity is a Catholic congregation that was founded in 1950 by Mother Theresa and is currently operating in 139…

FoodForward SA is proud to pilot an exciting new project, the Beneficiary Organisation (BO) Delivery programme that was initiated in Gauteng on Thursday, 10 October 2019. The BO Delivery model enables vulnerable members of our society to have greater access to nutritious surplus food. Many of our BO’s from peri-urban areas often travel great distances,…

FoodForward SA is proud to announce that the inaugural cohort of previously unemployed matriculants who participated in our SETA accredited Supply Chain Youth Internship Programme have successfully completed the course on Thursday, 31 October 2019. The group of five youth spent the past 6 months getting practical experience while packing, defacing and sorting at our…

World Food Day is celebrated annually on 16 October to commemorate the founding date of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1945. This year, FoodForward SA commemorated World Food Day with an exciting event at the Cape Quarter, Green Point under the theme Healthy Diets for a Zero Hunger World.…

“If #ImStaying Is To Gain Traction, It Must Be Accompanied By A Genuine Commitment To Social Action” The #ImStaying Facebook group started just over a month ago by real estate entrepreneur, Jarette Petzer, is growing fast – over 821,000 members in such a short time. They have also successfully managed to raise funds during this…