From the community food garden to your local store ...

Several community projects that we support, will market their produce for the first time on Friday, 26 May.

They will sell fresh produce from their sustainable food gardens at Shoprite and Checkers stores across South Africa to raise awareness for World Hunger Day* (which takes place on 28 May).

As Africa’s largest retailer, we believe in taking hands with local community organisations in the fight against hunger. Our vision is to enable communities to feed themselves in an independent and sustainable manner, which has resulted in the implementation of sustainable food gardens across the country.

“By investing in and expanding long-term sustainable initiatives such as food gardens, community feeding schemes now have access to fresh and nutritional produce plus they are able to sell their excess crops in order to generate much-needed funds.”

- Adele Lambrechts, Shoprite Group’s PR and Communications Manager.

 

In partnership with local farming specialists such as Urban Harvest and Food & Trees for Africa, we ensure that these community organisations are mentored and equipped to create and maintain their gardens.

The Shoprite Group’s holistic hunger relief programme continues to identify practical yet effective solutions to address short, medium and long-term community needs.

In addition to the sustainable food gardens, surplus food from all Shoprite and Checkers stores are made available to hundreds of verified non-profit organisations whilst its fleet of Mobile Soup Kitchens enables the Group to respond to immediate needs in vulnerable communities.

Western Cape

Community Project	Store where they are selling produce for World Hunger Day
Greenlands Primary Food Garden	Shoprite Bishop Lavis
Yiza Ekhaya Soup Kitchen	Shoprite Khayelitsha CBD
Iris House Children's Hospice	Checkers Hyper Brackenfell

 

Eastern Cape

Community Project	Store where they are selling produce for World Hunger Day
Wathint’ Abafazi	Checkers Lorraine, Port Elizabeth

 

Free State

Community Project	Store where they are selling produce for World Hunger Day
Kgaugelo Ya Sechaba	Shoprite Botshabelo and in Shoprite Botshabelo Mall, Bloemfontein

 

Gauteng

Community Project	Store where they are selling produce for World Hunger Day
Suthani Community Garden	Shoprite Alex East Bank, Alexandra
Kwabekilanga Secondary School	Shoprite Alexandra
Molobanyane	Checkers Balfour Park, Johannesburg
Tshepong Farming	Shoprite Meyerton
Ekurhuleni Primary School	Shoprite Boksburg Commisioner Street
Greenland Community Center	Shoprite Marks Park, Vereeniging
Ekukhuseleni	Shoprite Mabopane, Winterveldt
Ingqayizivele High School	Checkers Hyper Kempton Park
Sinarmoovar Enterprise	Checkers Hyper New Market, Lenasia South
Manzini Primary School	Shoprite Chris Hani Crossing, Katlehong

 

KwaZulu-Natal

Community Project	Store where they are selling produce for World Hunger Day
Yenzanathi Community Upliftment Centre	Checkers Hillcrest
Phezukomkhono	Shoprite Verulam
Qalakabusha	Checkers Hyper Galleria, Amanzimtoti

 

North West

Community Project	Store where they are selling produce for World Hunger Day
Nthabiseng	Shoprite Bafokeng Plaza, Rustenburg
Jericho	Shoprite Lethlabile
Mokaila Project	Shoprite Mafikeng
Sunshine Farm House	Shoprite Rustenburg

 

Mpumalanga

Community Project	Store where they are selling produce for World Hunger Day
Lillydale Home based Care	Shoprite Mkhuhlu Plaza
Tiyimiseleni	Shoprite Hazyview
Khomanani Vhanu	Shoprite Acornhoek Plaza

 

*World Hunger Day, which takes place on 28 May, is an international movement to raise awareness for world hunger and sustainable solutions. 

 

Update: 29 May 2017

This is how we celebrated World Hunger Day in our stores across SA: