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DO MORE FOUNDATION 2023 MAY NEWSLETTER
DO MORE FOUNDATION 2023 MAY NEWSLETTER- Health and Nutrition Issue.
The Silent Crisis – Food Insecurity: Children bearing the brunt of food insecurity and hunger in South Africa.
Food insecurity in South Africa demands urgent attention and requires a multi-faceted approach with a comprehensive strategy involving various stakeholders.
A Powerful Partnership Results in 4 Million Meals
According to the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity group (PMBEJD), approximately 30.4 million people in South Africa live below the old upper-bound poverty line of R1,335. The group estimates that 13.8 million people live below the food poverty line. Given the rising cost of food, many families, including those with young children, are going hungry.
DO MORE FOUNDATION 2023 APRIL NEWSLETTER
DO MORE FOUNDATION APRIL 2023 NEWSLETTER
#DoMore4Pongola newsletter: May 2023
It is always a pleasure to update you on our work to improve the lives of young children in uPhongolo, & especially so when there are important developments underway. In this newsletter we share the DO MORE FOUNDATION’s model for delivering a broad basket of services to young children in areas across South Africa where RCL FOODS operates. This approach aims to support not only individual ECD centres, but to bring about change that will improve the whole system in which young children live, learn, and grow.
Beyond World Earth Day 2023: Climate change threatens the well-being of South African children.
In South Africa, children and young people face a grave and often overlooked threat from the devastating impacts of climate change. According to a recent report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), titled The Climate Crisis Is a Child’s Rights Crisis: Introducing the Children’s Climate Risk Index (2021), South African children are among the most vulnerable to the ravages of the climate crisis. Very young children, in particular, are at risk of suffering disproportionately from harsh weather conditions, water scarcity, and the pollution of soil, air, and water.