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: 1 670 Meals: 341 230

Limpopo

Children: 5 705 Meals: 1 112 865

North West Province

Children: 2 440 Meals: 499 940

Guateng

Children: 14 382 Meals: 3 188 070

Free State

Children: 4 140 Meals: 747 585

Mpumalanga

Children: 5 580 Meals: 864 455

Western Cape

Children: 9 413 Meals: 1 943 589

Eastern Cape

Children: 18 304 Meals: 3 770 077

Kwazulu-Natal

Children: 20 045 Meals: 3 736 005

Eastern Cape

Children: 18 304
Schools: 160
Meals: 3 770 077

Free State

Children: 4 140
Schools: 250
Meals: 747 585

Gauteng

Children: 14 382
Schools: 72
Meals: 3 188 070

KwaZulu-Natal

Children: 20 045
Schools: 215
Meals: 3 736 005

Limpopo

Children: 5 705
Schools: 24
Meals: 1 112 865

Mpumulanga

Children: 5 580
Schools: 71
Meals: 864 455

Northern Cape

Children: 1 670
Schools: 16
Meals: 341 230

North West Province

Children: 2 440
Schools: 30
Meals: 499 940

Western Cape

Children: 9 413
Schools: 101
Meals: 1 943 589