Solidarity Fund and FoodForward SA deliver over 80 000 food parcels
CAPE TOWN –
The Solidarity Fund and South Africa’s biggest food redistribution organisation FoodForward SA, which uses mainly surplus food from retailers, has delivered 86 500 food parcels to hungry households in the past ten days.
The Solidarity Fund and South Africa’s biggest food redistribution organisation FoodForward SA, which uses mainly surplus food from retailers, has delivered 86 500 food parcels to hungry households in the past ten days.
The organisation’s FoodShare digital platform connects beneficiary organisations to major retail partner’s local stores, including Woolworths, Food Lover’s Market and Pick n Pay, to direct surplus food to areas that needed it most.
This helps the suppliers reduce wastage, and they receive a section 18a tax certificate for their donation. Plus, there was an environmental benefit, FoodForward SA managing director Andy Du Plessis said in a statement Thursday.
Source: iol.co.za
