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: 1 900

Schools: 41

Meals: 387 920

Limpopo

Children: 5 844

Schools: 129

Meals: 1 142 267

North West Province

Children: 2 960

Schools: 55

Meals: 606 160

Gauteng

Children: 14 961

Schools: 229

Meals: 3 160 473

Free State

Children: 4 405

Schools: 322

Meals: 813 415

Mpumalanga

Children: 10 430

Schools: 115

Meals: 1 953 655

Western Cape

Children: 9 823

Schools: 125

Meals: 2 029 449

Eastern Cape

Children: 19 593

Schools: 423

Meals: 3 999 229

Kwazulu-Natal

Children: 19 745

Schools: 531

Meals: 3 818 280

Eastern Cape

Children: 19 593

Schools: 423

Meals: 3 999 229

Free State

Children: 4 405

Schools: 322

Meals: 813 415

Gauteng

Children: 14 961

Schools: 229

Meals: 3 160 473

Kwazulu-Natal

Children: 19 745

Schools: 531

Meals: 3 818 280

Lesotho

Children: 50

Schools: 1

Meals: 18 250

Limpopo

Children: 5 844

Schools: 129

Meals: 1 142 267

Mpumalanga

Children: 10 430

Schools: 115

Meals: 1 953 655

North West Province

Children: 2 960

Schools: 55

Meals: 606 160

Northern Cape

Children: 1 900

Schools: 41

Meals: 387 920

Western Cape

Children: 9 823

Schools: 125

Meals: 2 029 449