The Shoprite Group has heeded the call from Gift of the Givers to assist in the water crisis currently crippling Johannesburg hospitals - and it has empowered customers to donate directly to the humanitarian organisation’s work on the ground.

The Shoprite Group has a fundraising drive in all of its 764 Shoprite, Checkers and Checkers Hyper supermarkets countrywide in an effort to combat stunting, which impacts 1.5 million South African children, with 3 out of every 10 children suffering chronic malnutrition.

Three months after launching in the Western Cape, FoodForward SA (FFSA) is adjusting the scope of its Food Parcel Programme and expanding it nationally, to reach even more vulnerable families left destitute because of the pandemic.

A food garden in Parys has given a group of people living with disabilities a renewed sense of purpose and pride.

Pick n Pay has sourced an additional 6,000 crates, delivered from as far as Johannesburg over this past weekend, to help the critical work being done by the University of Cape Town to salvage and restore valuable academic resources housed in the historical Jagger Library, much of them damaged in the recent Table Mountain National Park fires.

Shoprte is further expanding its support of the Avian Park community in Worcester with a donation of 500 indigenous and fruit trees. This follows the success of various foods gardens and Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in the community which the retailer has been supporting since 2018.

Pick n Pay has sourced an additional 6,000 crates, delivered from as far as Johannesburg over this past weekend, to help the critical work being done by the University of Cape Town to salvage and restore valuable academic resources housed in the historical Jagger Library, much of them damaged in the recent Table Mountain National Park fires.

Pick n Pay stores were overwhelmed with the response from customers and suppliers wanting to contribute towards relief requests to support the firefighters who battled the fires in Cape Town and thousands of displaced students.

Customers who wish to support the Table Mountain fire relief efforts can do so by donating to the Act For Change Fund at the till point in any Shoprite, Checkers or Usave supermarket nationally.

Shoprite brought some Easter cheer to 120 senior citizens in Sydenham, Durban late last week.

For every R1 donated to FoodForward SA (FFSA), impact that is worth R98.07 is generated. This is one of the findings of an independent Return on Social Investment (SROI) report compiled by Impact Amplifier, a specialist in the business social impact measurement space.

With 1 in 5 households reporting weekly hunger, and a record 7.2 million unemployed people in South Africa, Shoprite has intensified its efforts to provide customers with products that are affordable and accessible.