• The Lunchbox Fund was able to provide meal boxes to Aitsa, an organisation that runs afterschool programs in the Cape Winelands for some of the poorest kids in the country. The people in these communities are affected by seasonal unemployment and widespread alcohol abuse in their families. Aitsa sent the following note of thanks to LBF: “Words cannot express our appreciation for the family food boxes that you have provided to Aitsa! It has been such a huge blessing to our families during a very difficult time. I know that Lunchbox Fund has put in a tremendous amount of effort to arrange sponsorship as well as sort out logistics. Thank you for that. It has made a difference and also expressed love and compassion to the most vulnerable. We are blessed to be part of the Lunchbox family.” We are proud to have been able to support Aitsa during this challenging time.
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    The Lunchbox Fund was able to provide meal boxes to Aitsa, an organisation that runs afterschool programs in the Cape Winelands for some of the poorest kids in the country. The people in these communities are affected by seasonal unemployment and widespread alcohol abuse in their families. Aitsa sent the following note of thanks to LBF: “Words cannot express our appreciation for the family food boxes that you have provided to Aitsa! It has been such a huge blessing to our families during a very difficult time. I know that Lunchbox Fund has put in a tremendous amount of effort to arrange sponsorship as well as sort out logistics. Thank you for that. It has made a difference and also expressed love and compassion to the most vulnerable. We are blessed to be part of the Lunchbox family.” We are proud to have been able to support Aitsa during this challenging time.
  • The Lunchbox Fund has been working with partners and donors to provide food to those most in need during the COVID19 lockdown in South Africa. According to a recent report on hunger and its relation to COVID19 from the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group, low income families are currently paying 30% more for groceries than they were before the lockdown. This number reveals just how severely the pandemic is deepening the already dire issue of food insecurity in South Africa. Prior to the lockdown, 25% of South Africans were food-insecure, and 3 million households did not have reliable food access.
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    The Lunchbox Fund has been working with partners and donors to provide food to those most in need during the COVID19 lockdown in South Africa. According to a recent report on hunger and its relation to COVID19 from the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group, low income families are currently paying 30% more for groceries than they were before the lockdown. This number reveals just how severely the pandemic is deepening the already dire issue of food insecurity in South Africa. Prior to the lockdown, 25% of South Africans were food-insecure, and 3 million households did not have reliable food access.
  • The Lunchbox Fund has been able to provide meal boxes to Phola and Ogies - very poor and rural communities in the Mpumalanga province that have otherwise been largely overlooked by other relief efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The community has sent us a note of thanks, saying, “We want to extend our sincere gratitude to Lunchbox Fund's food’s contribution to our community of Phola / Ogies . The Lunchbox Fund generous gift of food parcels will have a major impact on helping households that depend on daily to day income and live from hand to mouth during the pandemic called COVID19.”
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    The Lunchbox Fund has been able to provide meal boxes to Phola and Ogies - very poor and rural communities in the Mpumalanga province that have otherwise been largely overlooked by other relief efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The community has sent us a note of thanks, saying, “We want to extend our sincere gratitude to Lunchbox Fund's food’s contribution to our community of Phola / Ogies . The Lunchbox Fund generous gift of food parcels will have a major impact on helping households that depend on daily to day income and live from hand to mouth during the pandemic called COVID19.”
  • The Lunchbox Fund has been able to provide 40 meal boxes for the families supported by The Surfer Kids as a result of the R16 000 that their organization raised for this very needed purpose. @thesurferkids is an NPO based in the Western Cape of SA, with the objective of empowering marginalized youths through surfing. Normally, their program runs 5 days a week year-round, and in it, 40 children from the poorest townships around Mossel Bay are fed a meal, receive homework assistance, and learn to surf - all with the goal of fostering personal empowerment. With the advent of COVID-19, The Surfer Kids revamped their program to work with children from 25 different families, and with the Lunchbox Fund, feed as many of them as possible. We are proud to work with this fantastic organization during these challenging times.
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    The Lunchbox Fund has been able to provide 40 meal boxes for the families supported by The Surfer Kids as a result of the R16 000 that their organization raised for this very needed purpose. @thesurferkids is an NPO based in the Western Cape of SA, with the objective of empowering marginalized youths through surfing. Normally, their program runs 5 days a week year-round, and in it, 40 children from the poorest townships around Mossel Bay are fed a meal, receive homework assistance, and learn to surf - all with the goal of fostering personal empowerment. With the advent of COVID-19, The Surfer Kids revamped their program to work with children from 25 different families, and with the Lunchbox Fund, feed as many of them as possible. We are proud to work with this fantastic organization during these challenging times.
  • LBF is providing 40 families with food food for an entire month, courtesy of University of Cape Town Underwater Club. @uctunderwater is a club for all things ocean related, and so they decided to hold a breath-hold competition in which participants had to make a creative video of themselves holding their breath for as long as possible. Entrance to the competition was in the form of a donation to the Lunchbox Fund’s Covid-19 relief feeding program, and for every 1 minute that participants held their breath, @uctunderwater donated R40. The boxes were allocated to the children and families of Zenzeleni Care Centre for Children with Disabilities in Winterveld, Gauteng. A big thank you to @capetownfreediving and @wazooglea for sponsoring prizes for the most creative video (Michaela Meyer & Tam Lombard) and the longest breath hold (Brandon Reed - 5 minutes)!
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    LBF is providing 40 families with food food for an entire month, courtesy of University of Cape Town Underwater Club. @uctunderwater is a club for all things ocean related, and so they decided to hold a breath-hold competition in which participants had to make a creative video of themselves holding their breath for as long as possible. Entrance to the competition was in the form of a donation to the Lunchbox Fund’s Covid-19 relief feeding program, and for every 1 minute that participants held their breath, @uctunderwater donated R40. The boxes were allocated to the children and families of Zenzeleni Care Centre for Children with Disabilities in Winterveld, Gauteng. A big thank you to @capetownfreediving and @wazooglea for sponsoring prizes for the most creative video (Michaela Meyer & Tam Lombard) and the longest breath hold (Brandon Reed - 5 minutes)!