FoodForward SA

About

A staggering 14 million people don't know where their next meal is coming from. Learn more and support us at www.foodforwardsa.org

Description

One third of all food produced in South Africa is dumped in landfill, while more than 14 million people are hungry. FoodForward SA is the catalyst that connects a world of excess to a world of need. Started in 2009, FoodForward SA was established on the premise that there is a significant amount of food waste that can be harnessed to address the problem of food insecurity. We have a national network of warehouses and logistics infrastructure across the county and are well suited to manage projects on a national scale. In partnership with major food retailers such as Pick n Pay, Shoprite and Fruit & Veg, wholesalers and manufacturers, our mandate is to collect edible surplus food and non-food products for redistribution to registered and verified beneficiary organisations that offer invaluable services in the areas of child care, youth empowerment, abused women, the disabled, frail care and more, in disadvantaged communities across South Africa. More than 85% of our beneficiary organisations are involved in skills development/remedial work.

Mission

To reduce hunger in South Africa by safely and cost-effectively securing quality food and making it available to those who need it.

Products

Food Rescue:

- Sourcing, collecting, sorting, storage and distribution of surplus edible food from major retailers, wholesalers, and manufactures.
- Linking our member beneficiary organisations to the closest participating PnP and Shoprite store for the daily collection of fresh produce, bakery goods, and non-perishable goods.

Food Management:

- We support emerging farmers, offer a nutritious and delicious easy to prepare meal and implement large-scale feeding programmes on behalf of donors.

Enterprise Development:

- We train and assist unemployed women to set up Micro-Enterprises using rescued food.

Skills Development:

- Providing formal and practical business skills training to unemployed youth via our Community Supermarket. The Community Supermarket (when fully functional) will sell surplus products to pre-qualified/vetted unemployed people.

"Established in 2009 to address widespread hunger in South Africa, FoodForward SA connects a world of excess to a world of need by recovering quality edible surplus food from the consumer goods supply chain and distributing it to community organisations that serve the poor. More than 80% of the food recovered is nutritious food. During the 2021/2022 financial year, we distributed 48 million meals and reached 875,725 people daily through a network of 2,225 beneficiary organisations, across South Africa. We achieved this at a cost per meal of only R0,68, due to the tremendous support from our donors, partners and volunteers."