Identifying Need

Lunchbox Fund’s long-term goal is to reach every child in South Africa that does not have access to school nutrition programs. We collate online applications, word of mouth referrals, and credible South African statistics to develop priority target areas. This data represents a range of indicators for children’s vulnerability to hunger and food insecurity.

Partner education-focused non-profit organizations and provincial fieldworkers assist us in identifying where our in-school feeding will have the most impact. 

This approach together with on-the-ground evaluation ensures the most effective and efficient utilisation of resources. 

Where We Work

Tremendous social and economic inequalities in South Africa yield  local-level variations in children’s hunger and vulnerability. Identifying beneficiaries always involves community mapping, funder and stakeholder liaison and program monitoring and evaluation.

The Lunchbox Fund is a national organization working in urban, per-urban and rural settings in all nine South African provinces.

Northern Cape

Children: 350 Meals: 67 200

Limpopo

Children: 1 473 Meals: 288 336

North West Province

Children: 1 331 Meals: 256 794

Guateng

Children: 3 607 Meals: 795 744

Free State

Children: 2 732 Meals: 308 260

Mpumalanga

Children: 3 155 Meals: 507 810

Western Cape

Children: 4 545 Meals: 882 390

Eastern Cape

Children: 6 604 Meals: 1 207 434

Kwazulu-Natal

Children: 6 855 Meals: 993 412

Eastern Cape

Children: 6 604
Schools: 160
Meals: 1 207 434

Free State

Children: 2 732
Schools: 250
Meals: 308 260

Gauteng

Children: 3 607
Schools: 72
Meals: 795 744

KwaZulu-Natal

Children: 6 855
Schools: 215
Meals: 993 412

Limpopo

Children: 1 473
Schools: 24
Meals: 288 336

Mpumulanga

Children: 3 155
Schools: 71
Meals: 507 810

Northern Cape

Children: 350
Schools: 16
Meals: 67 200

North West Province

Children: 1 331
Schools: 30
Meals: 256 794

Western Cape

Children: 4 545
Schools: 101
Meals: 882 390