{"id":207415,"date":"2021-11-04T20:52:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=109721"},"modified":"2021-11-04T20:52:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:52:04","slug":"absa-launches-possibilities-unearthed-project-to-help-alleviate-food-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/absa-launches-possibilities-unearthed-project-to-help-alleviate-food-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Absa launches Possibilities Unearthed project to help alleviate food insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Wednesday, 27 October 2021, proudly Pan-African bank, Absa, launched the Possibilities Unearthed project as part of the bank\u2019s focus on its role in society by creating a sustainable vegetable garden at the Franschhoek Primary School.<\/p>\n

The new project forms part of the bank\u2019s commitment to the development of the communities in which it activates its sponsorships and aims to educate people about maximising their available resources to address the persisting issue of food insecurity.<\/p>\n

According to the innovative multi-partner initiative for improving food security and nutrition analysis, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), there are currently 9.34 million people in South Africa who face high levels of acute food insecurity. The deteriorating food security is mainly driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as high food prices, drought and economic decline.<\/p>\n

The bank wants to use the new project to impact the lives of its customers as well as communities and Absa Executive for Vehicle and Asset Finance, Faisal Mkhize, believes that the new Possibilities Unearthed project will bring the bank closer to its customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an action-oriented bank that is focused on creating a meaningful impact in communities, we decided to embark on a journey that will inspire South Africans to get their hands dirty and work towards fixing their own immediate future \u2013 starting out by using their unearthed space and planting a sustainable garden,\u201d Mkhize said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope to roll out this project throughout the country to ensure that it has the desired maximum impact, which will help change the face of our country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Franschhoek Primary School is one of the first school to benefit from the new project during the Absa-sponsored BCX Challenge, which is taking place in the nearby Paarl Valley.<\/p>\n

School Principal, Mariana van Heerden, had the privilege of planting the first sustainable garden at her school premises and looks forward not only to the changed school landscape, but also the pyschological impact that planting a garden will have on the children.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great opportunity for us as a school. It will help us teach our learners key life skills that will augur well for their development going forward. We thank Absa for coming up with this project that will go a long way to helping alleviate the scourge of poverty,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The project will give Absa a platform to get everyone involved in a meaningful way to create shared value for their communities.
Absa\u2019s aims to roll out Possibility Unearthed during key Absa-sponsored events in communities that are most vulnerable to food insecurity.<\/p>\n

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