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problem statement
With 1.5 million children living on one meal a day or less and 43% of households in food poverty, food security is a huge problem in South Africa. Most NGOs and schools with feeding schemes constantly battle to source and secure supplies of nutritious food. Without proper diets needy people, especially children, are vulnerable to fatigue, lethargy, poor concentration, study problems and disease, which impairs their growth, restricts their potential and worsens their suffering.
solution
FoodTents is a social enterprise which empowers these communities to grow their own vegetables organically - providing equipment, training and ongoing monitoring and support. A FoodTent is a 9m long, 4m wide, 2m high tent made of shade cloth, which provides ideal growing conditions and protection from extreme weather and pests; a well maintained FoodTent gives 400% more output than open food gardening and can feed fifty people on an ongoing basis.
We conduct a thorough screening process and help sponsors to identify suitable beneficiaries. A FoodTent can be used to supplement or initiate a feeding scheme in a school or grassroots community organisation. Or, 10 or more FoodTents can be combined in a GrowZone, providing a sustainable livelihood for small scale farmers.
FoodTents make an ideal staff community project for corporates. Sponsors are invited to help activate the FoodTent, making for a fun and unique team-building experience.
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