The countdown is on! In just a few days, volunteers across Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban will come together to turn 67 minutes into meaningful action at FoodForward SA’s Mandela Day Food Packing Events. Whether you’ve already secured your ticket
We are proud that The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) has featured FoodForward SA and Food Gardens Connect in its global More Than Food storytelling series, which highlights how food banks around the world create lasting impact that extends far beyond
Food insecurity cannot be solved through small, fragmented interventions alone. It requires systems that can operate at scale, with efficiency, accountability, and national reach. Over the past decade, FoodForward SA has built exactly that. What began as a food redistribution
Real change often begins with something small. For Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Environment Day was an opportunity to invest in a simple yet powerful act of giving back. As a longstanding FoodForward SA partner, staff members came together to plant seeds
The draft South African National Standard for Food Donation Best Practice (SANS 2088), published by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) for public comment, closed its two-month comment period on 16 June. This standard marks an important step forward
As May marked the annual Food Lover’s Market Hunger Month campaign across South Africa, the country’s hunger crisis remains severe, driven by persistently high unemployment and rising cost-of-living pressures. To help address this challenge, Food Lover’s Market rallied their shoppers,
The countdown to FoodForward SA’s Mandela Day Packing Events has officially begun, and tickets are now on sale at Webtickets. On Friday, 17 July 2026, volunteers across Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban will come together to turn their 67 minutes
FoodForward SA recently had the privilege of hosting the Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) Fellowship Exchange at our National Office in Cape Town, welcoming representatives from incubator food banks in Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Mozambique. As Africa’s largest food bank
When severe flooding affected communities across the Western Cape, many families were left facing the difficult task of rebuilding their lives while also meeting their most basic daily needs. Through the support of generous donors and partners, FoodForward SA was
