Gift of the Givers and Woolworths aim to feed a million people in need

Woolworths has partnered with Gift of the Givers to distribute food care packs to families in need and people in quarantine or isolation. The bags are put together in consultation with Woolworths’ dietician to ensure they’re filled with a balance of protein, fresh fruit and vegetables and other staples, as well as hygiene products to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

Each bag contains essential non-perishable food items such as rice, flour, oil, peanut butter, UHT milk, tea bags, baked beans, sugar, tuna, and perishable fruit and veggies including potatoes, onions, butternut, sweet potatoes and naartjies. The packs also contain multi-purpose bleach and Sunlight soap to help curb the spread of the virus. It costs R620 to fill a bag to feed a family of five for two weeks, which equates to 210 meals – but every small donation adds up. A donation of as little as R10 can feed someone for a day.

Give what you can

R10 feeds 1 person 3 meals for 1 day
R200 feeds a family of 3 for 1 week
R620 feeds a family of 5 for 2 weeks

The numbers so far:

R602 303 donated
971 bags donated
204 006 meals donated

3 easy ways to donate

1 Via SnapScan

Scan this QR code with Snapscan, FNB & RMB Scan to Pay, or with your compatible Absa, Standard Bank, Nedbank, Capitec or MasterPass app.

2. Via EFT

Account name: The Woolworths Trust
Bank: Standard Bank
Account type: Business current account
Account number: 070069433
Branch code: 020909

3. Via Discovery

Use your Discovery miles to donate. Just 100 miles enables a donation towards filling a bag.

Make a donation and share the love! Encourage your family, friends, colleagues, chat groups and Instagram followers to donate, too. Together, let’s donate 1 000 000 meals!