Food security for vulnerable families during Covid-19 lockdown calls for coordinated action

Companies and individuals who want to make sure that children don’t go hungry during lockdown have been requested to add their support to an initiative that already feeds thousands of youngsters every day.

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Tiger Brands Foundation normally provides a hot, nutritious daily breakfast to 74 300 learners in more than 100 underprivileged schools across the country.

With schools now closed, food is being delivered to their homes to continue fighting hunger and malnutrition.

The foundation had already delivered 6 000 food hampers to needy families by April 16.

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These food hampers contained enough food to feed a family and include flour, pilchards, rice, beans, Morvite, oats, samp, mealie meal and milk powder.

They also include soap to help with family hygiene.

“The demand is proving too big for the foundation to meet alone,” said its director Eugene Absolom, who called on other companies to support the initiative.

“The foundation has an efficient delivery system in place, knows where the greatest areas of need are and we have a list of families desperate for help.

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“It makes sense for other companies and donors to build on that advantage,” Absolom said.

“We procure the goods at factory cost, which makes the foundation an ideal vehicle which other donors can partner with to make their own contribution to vulnerable communities.

“The job is too big for any one organisation to tackle alone, but together we can make an enormous difference.”

To donate in order to help vulnerable families contact Phindile Nxumalo on 066 305 2655 or 011 888 8786.

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