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RISE AGAINST HUNGER
Sweeping away hunger in early
childhood development – a period
crucial to the building blocks of
educational achievement – unlocks
a world of possibilities for preschool
children. Over the last two years, the
Attacq Foundation, Attacq’s corporate
social investment (CSI) organisation, has
been funding, packing and distributing
nutritious meals to Early Childhood
Development (ECD) centres in regions
within the three provinces in which the
Attacq group operates. Their partner in
this project to stamp out child hunger
and foster learning is Sage, Attacq’s
resident client in Waterfall City. The
entire initiative has successfully been
facilitated through Rise Against Hunger,
a volunteer-based meal packaging,
distribution and results-orientated
nutrition programme organisation.

Since Attacq’s Rise Against Hunger
campaign began in 2021, it has
fed 1 036 preschool children under
the age of six every day. Attacq
Foundation’s call to action is widening
support. The first-year target was to
pack 90,000 meals, a target that was
exceeded by about 6,000. Last year,
with assistance from partners Sage
Foundation and Balwin Foundation, as
well as that of the community, schools The Attacq Foundation’s Rise Against Last year, six production lines with 18
and NGOs, the Attacq Foundation Hunger initiative is run at all of Attacq’s volunteers per line were used to pack
packed more than 154,000 meals, retail assets; Lynnwood Bridge in meals at Mall of Africa. But with 2023’s
surpassing its 120,000 target. Pretoria, Garden Route Mall in George, target raised to 200,000 meals to be
Eikestad Mall in Stellenbosch and packed and distributed nationally,
To date, the Attacq and Sage MooiRivier Mall in Potchefstroom, with additional shifts will be added this
Foundations have procured around the largest drive at Mall of Africa in year. It is estimated that a production
21,318kgs of food and packed 283,330 Waterfall City. Of the 154,000 meals line of 20 volunteers can pack 2,500
meals – all distributed to ECD centres in packed nationally last year, over 100,000 meals per hour.
Attacq’s communities. were collected from Mall of Africa.

This year, the Rise Against Hunger meal packing initiative will organisation), and any donation made is tax-exempt. It will
be hosted at Mall of Africa’s Waterfall City Park on Mandela enable the donor to receive a Section 18A tax certificate.
Day, 18 July. To achieve the set target, the team needs your
help and is calling on all corporates and individual residents Banking details:
within Waterfall City to consider spending your 67 minutes Name of Account: The Attacq Foundation Trust
for Mandela Day supporting the Rise Against Hunger meal Branch name: Nedbank South Africa
Account number: 1108199526
packing event. Branch code:198765
Reference: RAH Waterfall City
While you can book a timeslot to volunteer, walk-in volunteers
are also welcome. However, if you are unable to volunteer, Save the date and watch the Waterfall City channels to
please consider contributing financially to this worthy cause. register for the drive soon. Let’s rise against hunger together
The Attacq Foundation is a registered PBO (public benefit and show South Africa that Waterfall City Cares!

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