MANDELA Day Food Packaging Event

According to Stats SA, 2.1million households in South Africa are officially food insecure. This Mandela Day, several companies including Coronation, joined forces with FoodForward SA to pack 150 tons of food for one million meals for the hungry.

Packing events took place in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.

Here are some pictures and captions of the event:

ONE MILLION MEALS FOR MADIBA: This Mandela Day, as millions of South African households face hunger amidst the winter cold, volunteers like Coronation CFO Mary-Anne Musekiwa and Head of Marketing, Wisahl Ganief joined FoodForward SA in Cape Town to pack 150 tons of food for one million meals for the hungry. Packing events took place in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. Several companies participated, including Coronation which had 55 staff members joining the efforts for at least 67 minutes each to help relieve food insecurity in the country. According to StatsSA, an estimated 2.1million households in South Africa are officially food insecure. Picture credit: Werner Ryke
FOOD UBUNTU FOR MADIBA: This Mandela Day, as millions of South African households starve in the winter cold, volunteers from companies like Coronation embraced the spirit of ubuntu to help FoodForward SA pack 150 tons of food for one million meals for the hungry. Packing events took place in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. Several companies participated, including Coronation which had 55 staff members joining the efforts for at least 67 minutes each to help relieve food insecurity in the country. According to StatsSA, an estimated 2.1million households in South Africa are officially food insecure. Picture credit: Werner Ryke