FoodBank South Africa

Source: iOL, 14 October 2011

A call has been made to the public to support World Food Day by making a donation to a fund that could potentially save the lives of hungry people.

Almost 11 million South Africans, or 20 percent, do not know where their next meal will come from. The non-profit company FoodBank SA has created a national food banking network to address this.

As the people of the rainbow nation glory in Bafana Bafana's defiant defeat of France in the World Cup and an unmatched sense of national unity and pride, we do so knowing that the party won't last forever - and that there'll be a proverbial hangover (thanks to our having overshot the budget by several billion rand).

Apparently, however, this hangover will be worth it. Favourable world opinion and improved infrastructure will be a lasting legacy, we've been told. And, of course, it's impossible to put a price tag on the solidarity and patriotism galvanised through the hosting of this event.