Feeding schemes
Will feeding schemes and food parcels work
- basic need for survival and growth
- do not have enough to eat
struggle to work
interact with people
perform physical tasks
educate themselves
participate in community
indignity
begging
dependent on others
- many household struggle to meet basic subsistence needs
- social and economic factors
unemployment
poverty
HIV/AIDS
Problems in accessing social grants
Rising costs of basic foodstuffs
- state has adopted and implemented a wide range of policies and laws
- aims to meet basic needs and right to access to sufficient food and basic
nutrition
Key Elements of the Right to Food
- Is there enough of the right kind of food?
- Is it fresh food without harmful substances?
- Is it appropriate to specific cultures and religions?
- Is it physically accessible and within reach?
- Is it economically accessible and affordable?
- Is it available and sustainable for present and future generations?
Obligations of individuals and the government
Individuals Government
Work to pay for food for Providing job opportunities
ourselves and our families Instilling feeding schemes
Cultivating land – growing your where necessary to reduce
own crops hunger, malnutrition and food
Selling to others e.g. Starting insecurity.
your own business
, Government departments
Integrated Food Security And Nutrition Programme
Department of Agriculture - Focuses on land and food production
Agricultural Starter Pack programme
- Supplements the Emergency Food Relief Programme of the Department of
Social Development
- People who receive food parcels from the Department of Social
Development also qualify for a food security package from the
Department of Agriculture
- Package consists of a starter pack of seeds and gardening equipment,
which enables recipients to plant some vegetables
- Department may also supply chickens, which can also be used for their
eggs
Comprehensive Farmer Support Package
- Program offers training and farming methods
- Those who have received land as a result of land reform
Land Care Programme
- Provides funds for community
- Based projects such as building small dams and community gardens that
can increase food security and create jobs
Department of education – runs programmes to support feeding schemes
National School Nutrition Programme
- Provides funding to Primary and Secondary schools for school feeding
programmes
Department of health
Integrated Nutrition Programme
- Provides nutrition interventions at hospitals and clinics to prevent child
malnutrition
- Vitamin A supplements for mothers of newborn babies, infants and
children
- Nutritional supplements for people living with TB and or HIV / AIDS
Food Security projects
- Provide support, through local clinics, for the establishment of food
gardens
Will feeding schemes and food parcels work
- basic need for survival and growth
- do not have enough to eat
struggle to work
interact with people
perform physical tasks
educate themselves
participate in community
indignity
begging
dependent on others
- many household struggle to meet basic subsistence needs
- social and economic factors
unemployment
poverty
HIV/AIDS
Problems in accessing social grants
Rising costs of basic foodstuffs
- state has adopted and implemented a wide range of policies and laws
- aims to meet basic needs and right to access to sufficient food and basic
nutrition
Key Elements of the Right to Food
- Is there enough of the right kind of food?
- Is it fresh food without harmful substances?
- Is it appropriate to specific cultures and religions?
- Is it physically accessible and within reach?
- Is it economically accessible and affordable?
- Is it available and sustainable for present and future generations?
Obligations of individuals and the government
Individuals Government
Work to pay for food for Providing job opportunities
ourselves and our families Instilling feeding schemes
Cultivating land – growing your where necessary to reduce
own crops hunger, malnutrition and food
Selling to others e.g. Starting insecurity.
your own business
, Government departments
Integrated Food Security And Nutrition Programme
Department of Agriculture - Focuses on land and food production
Agricultural Starter Pack programme
- Supplements the Emergency Food Relief Programme of the Department of
Social Development
- People who receive food parcels from the Department of Social
Development also qualify for a food security package from the
Department of Agriculture
- Package consists of a starter pack of seeds and gardening equipment,
which enables recipients to plant some vegetables
- Department may also supply chickens, which can also be used for their
eggs
Comprehensive Farmer Support Package
- Program offers training and farming methods
- Those who have received land as a result of land reform
Land Care Programme
- Provides funds for community
- Based projects such as building small dams and community gardens that
can increase food security and create jobs
Department of education – runs programmes to support feeding schemes
National School Nutrition Programme
- Provides funding to Primary and Secondary schools for school feeding
programmes
Department of health
Integrated Nutrition Programme
- Provides nutrition interventions at hospitals and clinics to prevent child
malnutrition
- Vitamin A supplements for mothers of newborn babies, infants and
children
- Nutritional supplements for people living with TB and or HIV / AIDS
Food Security projects
- Provide support, through local clinics, for the establishment of food
gardens
