Children Vulnerability
Children under five (vulnerable especially to under-nutrition, malnutrition and infectious diseases);
Food Insecurity Threat
Statistics South Africa has shown that food insecurity is not an exceptional, short-term event, but is rather a continuous threat for more than a third of the population.
Safe Nutritious Food
The SA parliament has declared that every South African citizen has the right to safe and nutritious food at all times.
Chronic Malnutrition
One child in four under the age of six years (translating to approximately 1.5 million children) is stunted due to chronic malnutrition.