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Partnership to dish up 2.4 million nutritious meals to hungry children<\/p>\n

Over the past three years, a partnership between FUTURELIFE\u00ae and the Dis-Chem Foundation has provided more than 2 million highly-nutritious meals to South Africa\u2019s preschool children in need. Now, with the welcome addition of NIVEA and Octodec to this nationwide initiative, the four companies together will enable a massive 2,4 million nutritional meals to be served to children in need in 2023, reaching three-and-a-half times as many children in one year than in the previous three years combined.<\/p>\n

With rising living costs and South Africa\u2019s unemployment currently at 32.7%, household hunger remains a major concern. Each day, millions of people go to bed hungry and the majority of them are children. In fact, it is reported that 3 million children experience hunger regularly.<\/p>\n

According to the World Health Organization, poor nutrition can cause a child\u2019s growth to be stunted but this goes far deeper than their physical development. They can also suffer cognitive delays which impact their future and robs them of the chance of ever achieving their full potential in life.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur partnership is not only about alleviating hunger among South Africa\u2019s children. As education and nutrition go hand-in-hand, this is about our future as a nation,\u201d says Mark Bunn, Managing Director of FUTURELIFE\u00ae. \u201cYoung children need the right nutrients to grow and learn in their formative years and if they don\u2019t have a balanced diet, the repercussions can be dire.\u201d<\/p>\n

FUTURELIFE\u00ae\u2019s partnership with the Dis-Chem Foundation launched in June 2020 when the food company started supplying 50 000 meals for hungry children on a monthly basis. Bunn says that due to positive feedback and support, by May 2021 they were able to double the number of meals provided. Now, with the support of Octodec and NIVEA, 200 000 meals will be distributed monthly by HOPE worldwide South Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnsuring that young children get the nutrition they need is critical, but having the meals available is only the start. The choice of a distribution partner is integral to the project\u2019s success,\u201d says Mark. \u201cIt is therefore incredibly rewarding to work with HOPE worldwide South Africa. Their extensive national Early Childhood Development network means that our meals can be served across seven provinces at 36 sites, reaching thousands of children daily.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a brand, FUTURELIFE\u00ae believes in health, hope and happiness and that all people should have access to these through good nutrition,\u201d states Bunn, \u201c So it is incredibly rewarding to have these new partners come on board to help us make a meaningful difference in the lives of even more of our country\u2019s future generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

He adds that their work is not yet done. \u201cWe will continue to seek out more partners so that we can make sure that as many children as possible enjoy this right, enabling them to learn and grow thereby safeguarding not only South Africa\u2019s children but her future too.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are a corporate and would like to get involved in alleviating child hunger in South Africa, email FUTURELIFE\u00ae today at info@futurelife.co.za.<\/p>\n

For more information go to www.futurelife.co.za.<\/p>\n

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