Help The Humanity Project pack food parcels for ECDs in Benoni
Residents are being asked to roll up their sleeves and assist in packing food parcels, a crucial community-driven effort to ensure young learners receive nutritious meals.
The Humanity Foundation is urging community members to volunteer their time on November 29 as it partners with Rise Against Hunger (RAH) to pack food parcels for early childhood development centres (ECDs).
The packing session will take place from 10:00 to 12:00 at Belvedere School in Benoni, where volunteers will assist in preparing meal packs that can feed a family.
Pierre Marneveck, founder of The Humanity Foundation, said the initiative aims not only to support RAH’s beneficiaries but also to raise greater awareness about the organisation’s work.
“We intend to bring much more awareness to the work that RAH does and bring them to the heart of Ekurhuleni. Join us for two hours, and help feed ECDs, which are the main beneficiaries of the RAH initiative.”
Earlier this year, the Boksburg Advertiser highlighted a community effort, coordinated by RAH and Humanity Foundation, in which about 80 local volunteers, (learners and adults) gathered at Hoërskool Voortrekker to assemble 26 000 food parcels in just two hours.
The packaged meals will enable more than 100 children to receive five nutritious meals each week for the year. The Humanity Foundation has since distributed the parcels through its established feeding scheme.
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Food security in focus as president warns millions still go hungry
In his weekly letter in October, president Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted discussions from the 7th Social Justice Summit, where government, academics and civil society assessed South Africa’s progress toward achieving food security and meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
He emphasised that reducing poverty and the cost of living is a core priority of the Government of National Unity, noting that 15–16 million South Africans still face inadequate access to food despite extensive post-1994 interventions.
Ramaphosa outlined the impact of measures such as social grants, free basic services and the School Nutrition Programme, which now feeds over nine million learners daily and has contributed to improved academic outcomes.
He also stressed the importance of supporting community food gardens and strengthening household food production.
Acknowledging rising food prices driven by inflation and market factors, the president called for stronger accountability in the food sector, citing Competition Commission actions against price-fixing.
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He urged major retailers to expand access to affordable, nutritious food and welcomed the Musa Plan as a valuable contribution to national efforts. Ramaphosa concluded by calling for deeper collaboration across government, business, labour and civil society to ensure that no South African goes hungry.
For more information, contact Pierre Marneweck on 082 610 7593.
