SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ZERO
HUNGER PROGRAMME
Portfolio Committee on Social
Development
19 March 2013
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PURPOSE
To brief the Portfolio Committee on progress made in
the implementation of the Department of Social
Development’s Zero Hunger Campaign and strategy to
eliminate hunger.
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Background (1)
 Zero Hunger campaign derives its mandate from various policies
and documents that include SA Constitution, the Integrated Food
Security Strategy (IFSS) and the National Development Plan
Vision 2030
 In 2002 the IFSS was approved for implementation in SA
 Food security is part of section 27 of the Constitution which
stipulates that “ every citizen has the right to have access to
sufficient food and water, and that the state must by legislation and
other measures, within its available resources, ensure the
progressive realisation of the right to sufficient food”
 Zero hunger campaign draws lessons from the Brazilian Zero
Hunger Programme
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Background (2)
 In 2009 the ANC pledged government to introduce a “food for all”
programme to acquire and distribute basic foods at affordable
prices to poor households and communities
 The Food For All campaign was launched by the Minister of the
Department of Social Development in December 2011 in the NW:
Ngaka Modiri Molema District, Ratlou LM - Makgori Village
 The Department of Social Development is part of the National Zero
Hunger campaign that is led by the Department of Agriculture
 DSD developed a strategy and implementation guidelines as part of
the contribution to the Zero Hunger campaign
 In 2012 Mangaung Conference resolutions reconfirmed
government’s commitment to household food and nutrition security
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Food Security Challenges in SA*
 Despite the political and economic advances made since 1994,
South Africa continues to experience major challenges of poverty,
unemployment and, more recently, steep increases in food and fuel
prices, energy tariffs and interest rates.
 These adverse conditions have placed ordinary South Africans,
already struggling to meet their basic household needs, in an ever
more vulnerable situation (Labadarios, 2009) .
 South Africa has one of the highest rates of income inequality in
the world, with the richest 10% of the population receiving almost
half the income and the poorest 20% receiving only 3.3%.
 Poverty plays out on racial lines, with estimates indicating that
56% of Black people are poor compared to 36% of Coloured
people, 15% percent of Indian people and 7% of White people.
3/22/2016
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Food Security Challenges in SA*
• Poverty is more pervasive in rural areas of the country, particularly
in the former homelands. The majority (65%) of the poor are found
in rural areas and 78% of those likely to be chronically poor are
also found in rural areas (Woolard and Leibbrandt cited in FAO,
2004).
• Hunger and malnutrition are both a cause and effect of poverty.
• Despite the good social protection system in the country, hunger
and poverty alleviation policies and programmes, there is still:
- high levels of hunger and poverty
- reliance on income from remittances & social grants
- high rate of unemployment
- decrease in own food production
- inadequate access to food (GHS estimated 21.9% of SA HHs )
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Food Security Challenges in SA
• Like severe malnutrition, food access problems were the
most serious in North West where 33,3% of households
had inadequate or severely inadequate food access. This
is followed by KwaZulu-Natal (26,9%), Northern Cape
(26%), Free State (23,6%) and Limpopo (20,6%),
Eastern Cape (20,3%). *
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Programme Goal
• To attain physical, social and economic access to
sufficient, safe and nutritious food for food
insecure South Africans at all times to meet their
specific needs for an active and a healthy
lifestyle.
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Key Sector Objectives
The key sector objectives are to:
• Ensure access to food for the poor and vulnerable members
of our society;
• Improve nutrition security of citizens;
• Improve food production capacity of households
• Develop market channels through bulk government
procurement of food;
• Fostering partnerships with relevant stakeholders within
the food supply chain.
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Targeted groups*
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The first 1000 days of a Child
Children under six years of age that are malnourished;
Child-headed households;
Children in drop in centres; Orphaned children;
Risky pregnant and lactating women;
Primary school children from poor households;
People suffering from chronic diseases of lifestyle or
communicable diseases; and
At-risk elderly persons
People with disabilities;
Female-headed households; and
HIV/AIDS-infected and affected households
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Progress Summary
• Mechanisms for effective programme implementation
developed:
– Active search intensification through household profiling
– Household Food and Nutrition Security implementation
guidelines were developed
– Food &Nutrition Security Task Team established and Terms of
Reference developed
– Capacity for the programme implementation was enhanced
through a customised Food and Nutrition Security learning
programme for the social sector
• Strengthening of partnerships with key stakeholders
Summary of Progress Made
Progress
Households Profiled
Communities Profiled
Households linked to income generating
opportunities
Households benefiting from DSD
Feeding Programmes
Beneficiaries of Social Relief of Distress
Household Change Agents supported
Household Food Gardens established and
supported
2012/13
472 267
400
735
183 179
7 903
2 178
355
Progress to date
PROVINCE
EASTERN
CAPE
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INTERVENTIONS
3730 households profiled in 8 districts
59 communities profiled over 8 districts
181 Households were provided with food through
SRD
476 households supported and access food through
DSD feeding programmes (Soup Kitchens and
Drop –In-Centres)
2123 change agents were identified and supported
Income Generating projects 39
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Progress to date
PROVINCE
FREE STATE
INTERVENTIONS
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Profiled 349 households
2 communities were profiled
24 change agents were identified and supported
12 income generating projects were initiated and
received funding from the department
• 1640 households access food through DSD feeding
programmes
• 79 household food gardens were established and
supported
• 600 Households were provided with food through
SRD
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Progress to date
PROVINCE
GAUTENG
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KWAZULU
NATAL
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INTERVENTIONS
10 082 households accessing food through DSD
programmes
6 communities profiled
275 household & community gardens established
and supported
147 households participating in DSD food
programmes
2299 Households were provided with food
through SRD
115 400 households were profiled
17 income generating projects were funded
2215 Households were provided with food
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through SRD
Progress to date
PROVINCE
LIMPOPO
INTERVENTIONS
 93 Communities profiled
 15834 households profiled
 21 income generating initiatives/social cooperatives
supported
 3 684 households accessing food through DSD
programmes
 541 Households were provided with food through
SRD
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Progress to date
PROVINCE
INTERVENTIONS
MPUMALANGA  6074 households profiled
 208 Communities profiled
 18 change agents support through social
cooperatives
 28 income generating initiatives/social
cooperatives supported
 600 Households were provided with food through
SRD
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Progress to date
PROVINCE
INTERVENTIONS
NORTH WEST  6 communities profiled
 250 households referred for appropriate DSD
interventions
 153 income generating initiatives / cooperatives
supported
 1 community garden established and supported
 145 Households were provided with food through
SRD
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Progress to date
PROVINCE
NORTHERN
CAPE
INTERVENTIONS
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3 30880 households profiled
26 communities profiled
13 Change agents supported through SRD
6 income generating projects supported
112 530 beneficiaries accessing food through DSD
programmes (Soup Kitchens and Drop –In-Centres)
 13 community gardens established and supported
 172 Households were provided with food through
SRD
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Progress to date
PROVINCE
WESTERN CAPE
INTERVENTIONS
• 1322 Households were provided with food
through SRD
• 9 CNDC are operation feeding 52 980 people
per month
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Progress to date
Food Banks Network Development
Hubs (3)
Cape Town
Durban
Johannesburg
Satellites (5)
Pietermaritzburg
Polokwane
Port Elizabeth
Rustenburg
Tshwane
Location of Community Depots (22)
Cape Town
1
Durbanville
Montague
Durban
Johannesburg
6
0
Mother of Peace Organizations
(South Coast);
collect at the
Ziphatheleni
warehouse
(South coast);
Vukani (Umlazi);
City of Victory
(Chatsworth0;
Hilcrest Family
Mission
(Hilcrest);
Masisizane
(Inanda);
Tholimpilo
(Indwedwe)
Pietermaritzb
urg
4
Zenzeleni
Community
(Howick);
Indindi creche
(KwaDindi);
Mayibuye
(Dambuza);
HMCS
(Caluza)
Polokwane
4
Aganang,
Molemole,
Lepelle
Nkumpi,
Blouberg
Port
Elizabeth
Rustenburg
Tshwane
0
6
0
Organizatio
ns collect at
the
warehouse
Mathopesta
d, Phokeng;
Paardekraal
Chaneng;
Lesung,
Monakato
Organizatio
ns collect at
the
warehouse
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Food bank Progress to date
Food banks network has delivered procured and
donated food as detailed follows:
Number of KG's of Food
2 983 037.16
Number of Meals
9 844 022
Number of Beneficiaries per month
377 658
Number of Food Agencies
1723
Cost per meal
R 1.67
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Pilot Community Nutrition and Development Centre in
Western Cape
Current Open CPR’s
Days Feeding
Number of Beneficiaries per
month
Mannenberg CPR
Monday - Friday
5880
Hanover Park CPR
Monday - Friday
2730
Bonteheuwel CPR
Monday - Friday
5250
Nyanga CPR
Monday - Friday
2730
Langa CPR
Monday - Friday
2730
Khayelitsha Site C Lunch
Monday - Sunday
13 500
Khayelitsha Site C Breakfast
Monday - Sunday
10 500
George-Thembalethu
Monday - Friday
4830
George - Skuinskraal
Monday - Friday
4830
Total
52980
Future Plans
1. Household Food and Nutrition Security Coordination
2. Household Food and Nutrition Capacity Security Building
3. Increasing the number of households accessing DSD food security
programmes
4. Roll out of the Community Nutrition and Development Centre
Pilot
5. Food Banks Network development support (Food Bank existence
in all 9 provinces)
THANK YOU