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MAndelA dAY chAllenGe

Clean out your pantry and spend 67 minutes

helping to cook 67 000 litres of soup

Last year’s #67000litres for Mandela Day campaign in the
Jackson Park Informal Settlement in Joburg

he #67000litres for Mandela Day collective action to put their hearts where Within each of these categories, participants
Challenge is on – and this year every their passion lies – feeding people. The will complete a ‘Clean Out Your Pantry’
South African with a kitchen and a result – the target of 67 000 litres of soup Challenge, using close-to-expiry-date
Theart for the hungry can participate. was exceeded, and 77 455 litres was cooked, products and supplementing with
serving 309 820 cups of soup to hungry wholesome and nutritious ingredients to
Chefs with Compassion is calling on people all over the country. make a hearty soup.
everyday South Africans across five different
categories to put on their aprons, clear out This year, Chefs with Compassion has “Since we launched Chefs with Compassion
their pantries, and get cooking in the biggest initiated a nationwide challenge to beat in May last year we’ve been overwhelmed
nationwide cooking challenge for hunger the #67000litres target once again – this by the spirit of kindness, volunteerism and
awareness ever in SA’s history. Best of all, it time challenging every single person, interest in making a difference – exactly the
can be done safely and from the comfort of representing five different categories, to spirit that Mandela Day embodies. This year,
your own kitchen – and you can choose your dedicate their 67 minutes on Mandela as we reach the peak of the third wave and
own local beneficiary to be the recipient – be Day to raising awareness of the shocking with Government calling on South Africans
it an orphanage, old age home or shelter for fact that 10 million tonnes of food goes to to isolate as much as possible, getting
the homeless – thereby extending the reach waste every year while 18 million people go involved in 67 minutes of doing good on
and impact of the campaign into every city, hungry every day. Madiba’s birthday is a little more challenging
town, suburb and street around the country. than usual. Meanwhile, one of the greatest
The categories in this year’s ‘67 000 litres problems facing our country is that of hunger.
Last year, in a remarkable display of the true for Mandela Day Challenge’ are Home The #67000litres Challenge is the perfect way
spirit of Mandela Day, over 300 chefs stood Cooks, Hotels, Culinary Schools, Kitchens for every company, every individual and every
proudly behind their stoves, united despite (e.g. restaurants, pubs, canteens, catering hospitality industry player to give back. At the
the devastation of their industry, taking companies), and Corporates. same time, this initiative will send the clear

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