Sandringham resident helps in the delivery of 11 million meals to the hungry
SANDRINGHAM – SA Harvest operates in six provinces, with branches in Gauteng, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and now newly opened in Eastern Cape.
Food rescue organisation, SA Harvest, encourages all private enterprises in South Africa to consider contributing to its efforts to ensure that the fundamental right of every South African to sufficient, nutritious food is upheld.
The organisation celebrated its second anniversary, coinciding with World Food Day on 18 October and two major milestones of the delivery of 11 million meals to hungry people with the help of Sandringham residents, and the imminent launch of a branch in the Eastern Cape.
Alan Browde, SA Harvest Founder and CEO, who is a long-time resident of Sandringham, said that the delivery of over 11 million meals – which equates to more than 15 000 meals every day – was way beyond the organisation’s initial expectations for the first two years.
SA Harvest’s two-year learning curve has also seen an increased emphasis on collaboration, and the team is actively developing dynamic partnerships, which this year have primarily focused on problem-solving.
“Our journey has been filled with many milestones, the most significant of which are the long-lasting relationships we have created with food donors, benefactors, and most importantly, with more than 200 beneficiary organisations who feed hungry people every day,” Browde said
SA Harvest operates in six provinces, with branches in Gauteng, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and now newly opened in George, from which the Eastern Cape operations will be run.
Browde also acknowledges that rescuing and delivering millions of meals over two years has required the development of an extensive logistics network, powered by a highly effective tech platform.
“We have been hard at work creating a custom-built digital platform that provides technology solutions to the dual problem of hunger and food waste and we are now gearing up for its implementation.”
Once fully implemented, the platform will provide SA Harvest and all its collaborators with technology that enables efficiency in the rescue of surplus nutritious food or food nearing end-of-shelf life.
Browde added that SA Harvest’s mission is to end hunger in South Africa and its three-prong strategies are food rescue, systemic intervention, and technology solutions.
