South Africans come together to feed a million children through Covid-19 crisis
The Southern Lodestar Foundation has launched a crowdfunding campaign to ramp up production and feed a million children through COVID-19 and beyond.
Listen to the audio here or read the details below:
Fighting
Back, One Meal at a Time
The organisation is currently feeding over 20 000 children but has the capacity to scale this to a million children with the help of the public. Over 6 million South African children experience hunger daily, many receiving their only meal at school. With the closures of schools due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the country’s most vulnerable are getting hit the hardest/suffering.
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For just R1.30, the Southern Lodestar Foundation can produce, sanitise and deliver a meal to a child. It’s that simple.
This crowdfunding project has no operational costs, 100% of donations go to food. The specialized nutritional porridge is 100% locally sourced, farmed and produced. With the backing of SPAR group’s national distribution network and the database of the Department of Education, food can be safely and securely delivered to the areas of most need, with all the COVID-19 precautions in place.
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This is a call to all South Africans to make sure our children are fed through this unprecedented time.
More information click here: Campaign link
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