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June 11, 2018

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Food donations redirect safe, surplus food, that w

Food donations redirect safe, surplus food, that would otherwise be lost or wasted, onto the plates of those who need it most.
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To help governments and food supply chain actors understand the role of surplus food in food security, @foodbanking (GFN) and @harvardflpc (FLPC) selected 14 countries, including South Africa, to participate in The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas.
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We are honoured to have participated in this global study. The results were published last week. Among others, they highlighted which of the participating countries have strong, weak or no food donation policies.
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Before you follow the link, take a guess as to which five countries you think have no food donation policies? Hashtag the countries in the comment bar below.
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🇦🇷 Argentina
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇮🇳 India
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇪 Peru
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇬🇧 United Kingdom.
🇺🇸 United States of America
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This project is supported by the Walmart Foundation. Follow the link in our bio to learn more.
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#globalfooddonation #government #food #foodsupplychain #supplychain #surplusfood #foodsecurity #harvard #foodlaw #law #policy #globalstudy #fooddonationpolicies #countries #fooddonation #walmart #walmartfoundation #southafrica #foodforwardsa #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthgap

Donations to @foodforwardsa make a meaningful and

Donations to @foodforwardsa make a meaningful and measurable impact in the lives of thousands of vulnerable people across South Africa.
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We’re proud to share that with your help, during our 2019/2020 financial year, FoodForward SA was able to contribute to over a third (34%) of the meals our beneficiary organisations (BOs) served.
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Follow the link in our bio to read more about the Social Return on Investment (SROI) Impact Study that @impactamplifier conducted on FoodForward SA’s foodbanking model.
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Help us amplify our efforts even further this year by following the link in our bio and donate.
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#impactamplifier #sroi #socialreturn #investment #impactstudy #food #fooddonation #feed #meals #foodgardens #network #foodbanking #socialdevelopment #sroistudy #impact #businessasaforceforgood #business #donate #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap #southafrica #sourceoffood #amplify #foodbank #instagood #instafood

Hearty, nutritious meals offer our bodies the ener

Hearty, nutritious meals offer our bodies the energy it need and a sense of comfort, especially, to the almost 500,000 vulnerable people who depend on our network of beneficiary organisations (BOs).
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In the coming months, as the colder weather starts making its way, this OneFarm Share donation of over 1,008 units of 12.5kg maize meal packets to our Rustenburg branch will help us feed thousands of vulnerable people throughout the North West Province. This equates to 12,600 kg of maize meal received!
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Thank you, OneFarm Share, @standardbankgrp and @hellochoicesa.
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Follow the link in our bio to learn more about OneFarm Share.
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Help @foodforwardsa feed vulnerable communities by donating (link in bio).
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#makelunchcount #itcanbe #itcanbedone #onefarmshare #donations #maize #maizemeal #rustenburg #northwestprovince #standardbank #hellochoice #feedthehungry #bank #africa #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap #farming #farm #healthyfood #picoftheday #southafrica #yummy #zerowaste #energy #comfort #mielies🌽

Onwards and upwards! . Our Cape Town branch is sa

Onwards and upwards!
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Our Cape Town branch is sad to see our @nissan bakkie go… but we know she is in good hands.
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Lydia Dipuo Magano, one of @foodforwardsa’s truck drivers, and Charné Kriel, our warehouse manager at our branch in Rustenburg, North West Province, collected this beauty last week from our warehouse in Cape Town. She will now traverse the roads of the North-West Province where our branch is growing and now needs extra vehicle capacity.
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Our Rustenburg food heroes work with 73 registered beneficiary organisations (BOs) which collectively serve 29,810 beneficiaries across the North West Province. This includes two of our Mobile Rural Depots (MRDs) which are located in Mahikeng and Klerksdorp. A third MRD in the province will launch in Vryburg soon.
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@foodforwwardsa offers its beneficiary organisatio

@foodforwwardsa offers its beneficiary organisations (BOs) three ways to access quality surplus food:
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🍏 Monthly collections, from our warehouses in densely populated urban areas.
🍏 Monthly collections, from our Mobile Rural Depots (MRDs) in rural towns or villages.
🍏 Daily collections, from our retail partners in their communities. facilitated through our virtual foodbanking platform, FoodShare.
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According to the Social Return on Investment (SROI) Impact Study that @impactamplifier conducted on our foodbanking model, during our 2019/2020 financial year, 76% of FoodForward SA’s BOs collected their donations from our warehouses on a monthly basis and 31% indicated a preference for delivery to their door, noting the cost of travel to our warehouses and wait times as their reasons.
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We need your help in making access to quality surplus food even more cost-effective for our BOs that do important social upliftment work. Follow the link in our bio to donate.
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#weneedhelp #surplusfood #socialupliftment #sroi #impactstudy #retail #retailshops #retailstores #food #foodbanking #foodshare #foodforwardsa #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap #raiseawareness #donate #love #capetown #foodporn #foods #foodnetwork #investment #social #returnoninvest #foodphoto #southafrica #socialupliftment #warehouses

Going to the movies this weekend? @sterkinekor has

Going to the movies this weekend? @sterkinekor has a great line-up to choose from!
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If you grab your snacks nice and early, you might just spot this clip about @foodforwardsa on the big screen.
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Thank you, Ster-Kinekor, for giving your movie-goers some food for thought.
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#inthistogether #domoviesright #sterkinekor #weekendwatchlist #healthy #raiseawareness #surplusfood #feed #fedding #business #bigbusiness #smallbusiness #sme #movies #theatre #food #grabspopcorn #bigscreen #films #movie #trailers #cinema #movienews #movietheaters #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap

Fruits and vegetables are crucial for optimal huma

Fruits and vegetables are crucial for optimal human growth and development. They are rich in fibres, vitamins and minerals.
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According to the World Health Organization (@who), people should eat a minimum of 400 grams of fruits and vegetables daily, as part of a healthy diet.
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Thanks to our partnership with OneFarm Share, @foodforwardsa’s network of over 1,000 registered beneficiary organisations has access to a greater variety of fruits and vegetables which help them feed vulnerable people who participate in their community development programmes.
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Thank you, OneFarm Share, for delivering a variety of fresh produce like potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, pumpkin, carrots, onions, butternut, apples, sweet potato, bananas, beetroot and squash. For the month of March alone, our warehouses received over 190 tons of fresh produce through the initiative!
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Learn more about OneFarm Share, an initiative by @standardbankgrp and @hellochoicesa by following the link in our bio.
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Help vulnerable communities access nutritious fruits and vegetables by donating to FoodForward SA. Follow the donate link in our bio.
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#itcanbe #internationalyearoffruitsandvegetables #who #fruit #vegetables #fruitsandvegetables #fibres #vitamins #minerals #freshproduce #nutritiousfood #potatoes #cabbage #tomatoes #pumpkin #carrots #butternut #apples #sweetpotato #beetroot #food #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap

@foodforwardsa distributes a variety of quality su

In South Africa, #foodsafety laws and regulations

In South Africa, #foodsafety laws and regulations offer sporadic reference to #food donations. Because there is no clear guidance, quality #surplusfood end in landfill resulting in #foodloss and waste that equates to 10 million tons a year.
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Strengthening food donation law and policy can help make a difference.
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The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas project is a first-of-its-kind initiative to map the #laws and policies affecting food donation in countries around the world. They identified national laws relating to food donation in 14 countries and analysed the most common legal barriers to greater food donation. @foodforwardsa was part of their research study of which the recommendations were published today.
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This project is a collaboration between @harvardflpc (FLPC) and @foodbanking (GFN) with support from the #Walmart Foundation.
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Follow the link in our bio to learn more about the #study and their recommendations which includes #bestpractices for overcoming legal barriers to food donations.
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#Fooddonations can serve as a vital solution to the challenges of #globalhunger.
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#globalfooddonation #foodwaste #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap

You can help @foodforwardsa build healthier commun

You can help @foodforwardsa build healthier communities across South Africa.
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Today is World Health Day! The World Health Organisation (@who) regards poor nutrition as the most significant threat to the world’s health and reports that under-nutrition is the single largest killer of children under five years of age (45%).
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More than half of FoodForward SA’s beneficiaries are children and over 80% of the food we distribute to our beneficiary organisations is nutritious food. This includes the vegetables we receive as a result of the OneFarm Share partnership.
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This initiative by @standardbankgrp and @hellochoicesa gives us more frequent access to a wider variety of fruits and vegetables. Follow the link in our bio to learn more about OneFarm Share.
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You can help build healthier communities by donating. Follow the link in our bio.
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#itcanbe #ahealthierworld #worldhealthday #nutrition #food #globalhealth #nutritiousfood #vegetables #fruit #foodpartners #partners #surplusfood #fruitsandvegetables #onefarmshare #healthyeating #health #foodsecurity #healthyfood #wellness #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap

Food empowers communities. . Every two weeks, loc

Food empowers communities.
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Every two weeks, locals from Greyton and Genadendal, in the Western Cape, bring their recyclable waste to Greyton Transition Town (GTT), in return for a voucher that they can swap for food, fruit and vegetables, shoes, clothes or stationery. @foodforwardsa’s food provisions form an important component of their efforts and help their Swop Shop to simultaneously address food insecurity and protect our environment.
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Diverting surplus food to vulnerable communities is good for our environment too. For every ton of food recovered from the food supply chain, FoodForward SA prevents 4 tons of greenhouse gas emissions from entering our atmosphere.
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Follow the link in our bio to read more about Greyton Transition Town’s journey with FoodForward SA.
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You can help communities achieve better social, health and environmental outcomes by helping them access quality surplus food. Follow the link in our bio to donate.
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#surplusfood #food #health #environment #greyton #genadendal #westerncape #recycle #waste #greytontransitiontown #fruit #vegetables #clothing #swopshop #foodinsecurity #foodrecovery #foodwaste #foodsupplychain #environmental #foodsecurity #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap

Residential care facilities like Otshepeng Old Age

Residential care facilities like Otshepeng Old Age Home, located in Tlaseng in the North West Province, deliver the most meals per person, of @foodforwardsa’s network of over 1,000 beneficiary organisations. They offer three meals and a snack per day, seven days a week.
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Otshepeng Old Age Home is a live-in centre that offers frail care to 32 elderly residents who cannot take care of themselves. The residents enjoy three meals per day that are prepared in consultation with their doctor and nurses.
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According to @impactamplifier’s Social Return on Investment (SROI) Impact Study on our foodbanking model, just over half (51%) of FoodForward SA’s beneficiary organisations (BOs) feed up to 100 people per month, while 16% feed more than 1,000 people per month.
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Your donation to FoodForward SA helps the most vulnerable in our communities access quality food. Follow the link in our bio to donate.
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#impact #sroi #impactstudy #foodbanking #feed #carefacilities #otshepeng #oldagehome #tlaseng #mealdelivery #snacks #food #foodprovisions #health #doctor #nurse #wellbeing #healthyeating #people #chep @chep_global #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap 🍏

Community feeding programmes (19%) and centres for

Community feeding programmes (19%) and centres for orphaned and vulnerable children (19%) are the most common types of beneficiary organisations registered with @foodforwardsa. The majority of these focus on providing services to children between the ages of 6 to 19 years.
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@thesozofoundation offers an after-school tutoring and mentorship programme for 105 high school learners from the Vrygrond (Muizenberg) community. The Sozo Educentre offers a safe space for them to be equipped and empowered and also provides each student with a nutritious meal every day.
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You can help FoodForward SA provide quality surplus food to community organisations that offer life-changing support to at-risk children. Follow the link in our bio to donate.
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#sroi #communityfeeding #afterschoolworks #zerodropout #nutritiousfood #meal #surplusfood #food #donateforacause #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap #community #school #tutoring #mentorship #mentorshipprogram #children #education #charity

Like @mowcs_sa, we also believe that "If we all do

Like @mowcs_sa, we also believe that "If we all do just a little, we all can do so much." Their Meals on Wheels City Deep branch, located in Johannesburg, is one of @foodforwardsa’s over 1,000 beneficiary organisations.
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The soup they are preparing here, with a variety of vegetables we received through OneFarm Share, will go a long way to provide nutritious meals to hundreds of beneficiaries. They are one of our ‘umbrella’ BO’s which serve several non-profit organisations in their area.
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Learn more about OneFarm Share (link in bio), an initiative by @standardbankgrp and @hellochoicesa.
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Support our foodbanking efforts by following the link in our bio and donate.
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#itcanbe #aworldwithouthunger #impact #communities #foodbanking #foodbanks #partneringforsuccess #businessasaforceforgood #un #sdgs #sdg2 #sdg17 #mealsonwheels #onefarmshare #nutritiousmeal #nutrition #meals #food #ilovemealsonwheels #standardbank #hellochoice #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fiilthegap #community #sustainabledevelopment #africa

Truworths made us do it… and we loved it! . Last

Truworths made us do it… and we loved it!
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Last year, in September, @truworthsfashion called on their followers, staff, stores and other businesses in South Africa to post their own #jerusalemachallenge dance video and pledged to donate R100 000 to various charities that aid food kitchens for the poor.
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Thank you, Truworths, for donating R10,000 to our efforts and helping @foodfrwardsa provide 11 765 meals to vulnerable people across South Africa.
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#funatworkday #internationalfunatworkday @identity_store @naartjiekids @earthchildclothing @office_london #dance #southafrica #foodkitchens #meals #thankyou #video #charity #fundraiser #fundraising #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #fillthegap #servinghope #tbt 🍏

“Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing

“Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.” - Ayn Rand.
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As we celebrate Freedom Month and reflect on the progress made in transforming our society, we can’t deny that there is still much work to be done. Many people are still not able to depend on nothing or no one.
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According to the Social Return on Investment (SROI) Impact Study that @impactamplifier conducted on @foodforwardsa’s foodbanking model, 81% of our beneficiary organisations (BOs) said that beneficiary attendance of their social services programmes would drop if FoodForward SA discontinued its support.
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We bring more than just food to the table. Our foodbanking model serves as an important catalyst for socio-economic development.
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You can help FoodForward SA divert surplus food from food supply chain partners to our network of over 1,000 registered beneficiary organisations that play an important role in advancing our society and freedom. Visit the link in our bio to donate.
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#socialservices #sroi #impactstudy #foodbanking #socioeconomic #development #freedomday2020 #freedommonth #food #transformation #surplusfood #foodsupplychain #supplychain #partners #network #advancingsociety #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #fillthegap #servinghope

Did you enter the @foodforwardsa and @amc_cookware

Did you enter the @foodforwardsa and @amc_cookware giveaway on our Facebook page? Follow the link in our bio to see if you have won.
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Thank you, AMC Cookware, for helping us build a community of food heroes who believe that surplus food should be used to feed vulnerable communities rather than ending in landfill.
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#winner #winners #giveaway #competition #amcookware #foodforwardsa #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap #contest #winning #giveaways #prize #saucepan #roaster #cooking #guaranteedforlife #gourmet #food 🍏

According to @foodforwardsa’s MD, Andy Du Plessi

According to @foodforwardsa’s MD, Andy Du Plessis, the collective efforts within the non-profit sector positively impact on nutrition outcomes in under-served communities and corporates can play an important role in amplifying this impact.
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A growing number of businesses direct their socio-economic development budgets to outcomes that generate positive, social and environmental impact.
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Follow the link in our bio to read Andy’s opinion piece published on @mailandguardian yesterday and learn more about the independent Social Return of Investment (SROI) Impact Study, the first of its kind for Africa, that @impactamplifier conducted on FoodForward SA’s foodbanking model.
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#corporate #socioeconomic #socialimpact #environmentalimpact #nonprofit #nutritionoutcomes #mailandguardian #sroi #impact #impactstudy #servicedelivery #survey #covid19 #sdgs #foods #impactinvesting #foodbanking #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap #africa 🍏

Addressing hunger in South Africa includes connect

Addressing hunger in South Africa includes connecting a world of excess to a world of need and requires a team effort. Thanks to our partners, @standardbankgrp and @hellochoicesa , @foodforwardsa is able to access even more nutritious surplus food and distribute it to vulnerable communities across South Africa.
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Follow the link in our bio to learn more about OneFarm Share.
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#itcanbe #sdg17 #onefarmshare #surplusfood #freshproduce #sdg2 #zerohunger #partnershipsforgoals #farmers #food #nutritious #digitalplatform #standardbank #hellochoice #fillthegap #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #hungerrelief #servinghope #fruit #agriculture #foodwaste #foodsecurity #africa #farming #southafrica

There’s a good chance that you know just how muc

There’s a good chance that you know just how much joy peanut butter can bring to the young and old.
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South Africa has the largest consumption of peanut butter outside of the US, according to the 2020 South Africa Edible Nuts Manufacturing Report.
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@foodforwardsa recently received a donation of peanut butter from one of our beneficiary organisations (BOs), @mother.soup.project, located at @woodstockbrewery. Although they received the peanut butter as a donation, it was too much for them and they decided to donate the surplus to us. We received an incredible 14 pallets, totalling 15,1 tons of peanut butter.
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When NPOs support each other, amazing work gets done. Thank you, Mother Soup. Our BOs across the country have benefited from this generous donation.
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Except for those suffering from peanut allergy, being high in energy and protein, peanut butter can play an important role in one’s diet.
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#sharingiscaring #ubuntu #peanuts #peanutbutter #thankyou #food #mothersoupproject #woodstockbreweries #ediblenuts #donate #surplusfood #energy #protein #foodforwardsa #foodforward #endhunger #zerohunger #servinghope #fillthegap #nutrition #healthyeating #healthyfood

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