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Australia
A key community programme in Australia is
KickStart for Kids. This programme, launched
in 2011, is driven by the belief that every child,
regardless of background, deserves an equal
chance.
KickStart for Kids runs breakfast, lunch and
mentoring programmes in South Australian
schools. It also provides clothing and
addresses healthcare needs.
If children are hungry or encounter hardship,
they cannot fully engage at school. This
hobbles educational outcomes, with the risk
that the cycle of poverty and marginalisation
will be perpetuated for another generation.
Research shows that children who grow up in
hardship are more likely to be poorly educated
and face deprivation as adults. KickStart for
Kids tries to level the playing field.
To assist the programme, Australia donates a
pallet of milk every week. This equates to an
annual contribution of A$30,000 and enables
KickStart for Kids to serve around 40 000
breakfasts and 10 000 lunches a week at over
300 South Australian schools.
South Africa
South Africa is one of Africa’s most advanced
economies, but unemployment, especially
among young people, has become a major
problem. Often, young people lack the
education and skills to enter the formal
economy. One response is the ‘unemployed
learnership programme’ whereby a company
provides job-related education and training for
those without work.
Even in cases where the sponsoring company
cannot offer employment within its own ranks,
the successful learner has much-improved
job prospects as a learnership is a nationally
recognised industry qualification.
Food Africa (BFA) showed its commitment to
job creation through skills transfer by enrolling
43 young unemployed people in a learnership
programme, culminating in the award of
certificates in professional cookery.
The one-year certificate programme gives
them the grounding they need for entry-level
jobs in professional kitchens. All successful
programme participants were placed in formal
employment with BFA customers.
At the same time, BFA funded the construction
of training kitchens at two training schools,
one black-owned and one black female-
owned. BFA is committed to the training and
development of black industry entrants and will
provide mentoring and coaching for students
at the two establishments.
Bidcorp Australasia
Emerging Markets
Hong Kong
The food of love
To spread the joy of good food, Angliss Hong
Kong Foodservice has arranged a series of
cooking demonstrations by eight leading local
chefs, representing eight non-governmental
organisations or charities in Hong Kong.
Each chapter of
A Platter of Love
, a book
published to mark the inspiring social initiative,
tells the story of one of those events: the
students, the organisation, the chef and the
delicious dishes that were created.
For the participants, the experience of learning
from theses culinary experts was a rare
opportunity that they will treasure. For the
chefs it was a chance to share their love of
food with underprivileged members of society.
The enthusiasm and emotion of all participants
has made this programme very rewarding.
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