Rise Against Hunger

More than R360-thousand has been raised for charity by generous Comrades Marathon runners during the past week’s entry process with an estimated R4-million in total fundraising expected in the build-up to Comrades race day on Sunday, 28 August 2022.

Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) Charities Convenor, Pat Freeman says, “Through the Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive, the CMA is ensuring that we give back to our needy communities and contribute towards fundraising for the CMA’s six official charities.”

The officially recognised Amabeadibeadi charities are the Durban & Pietermaritzburg Community Chests, Childhood Cancer Foundation (CHOC), Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust, Hospice Association of KwaZulu-Natal, Rise Against Hunger and WildTrust.

Since 1996, more than R62-million has been fundraised for charity by Comrades Marathon runners via Amabeadibeadi. Part of this charity drive is the Race4Charity campaign which is intended to foster wider support for charitable fundraising.

Race4Charity offers runners an opportunity to turn their running efforts into something great for charity, and the CMA is hoping to build on the foundation they have laid over the past decade.

An exciting facet to this campaign is that runners have the opportunity to improve their seeding batch, while raising funds for a good cause. The CMA has reserved 500 entries for runners, who need to raise R6,000 each.

This will ensure that they get to start in the C batch near the front of the field on race day. All Race4Charity runners will also be on the receiving end of an exclusive goodie bag which they can collect during registration from their chosen charity.

Signing up to Race4Charity is easy. Runners need to enter the 2022 Comrades Marathon by the closing date of entries but will have until 15 July 2022 to sign up and raise funds. Please note that normal race rules still apply for entries and there are no refunds, should a runner fail to qualify or raise the minimum amount.

Freeman adds, “Over the years, our runners, supporters, sponsors as well as the public at large have very generously supported the CMA’s charitable initiatives. We therefore call on you to showcase the goodwill and ubuntu that characterises Comrades runners and contribute to our fundraising initiatives, all proceeds of which go directly to our charities.”

Freeman concludes, “The role that the CMA’s Official Charities play in community-based support, poverty alleviation, early childhood development, as well as critical humanitarian, environmental and health advocacy greatly enhance the lives of thousands of South Africans.”

For details on how Race4Charity works and other information, please click through to: https://web.comrades.com/amabeadibeadi/

Statement issued by the Comrades Marathon Association’s Marketing & Communications Officer, Delaine Cools on Thursday, 31 March 2022

For an interview, please contact:
• CMA Charities Convenor, Pat Freeman on 082 333 0074
• CMA Chairperson, Mqondisi Ngcobo on 082 908 3805

For more information, please call Delaine on 083 949 2837

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Afrisam Impact Story May 2020

During the Covid-19 state of national disaster, the health and wellbeing of its employees has been the number one priority for AfriSam. When the lockdown was announced, AfriSam was concerned that its employees would not have access to food during the lockdown period.

Having an already existing relationship with Rise Against Hunger, the company decided to partner with Rise Against Hunger again to sustain our employees during this time.

As a result, AfriSam, through Rise Against Hunger were able to supply over 388 000 meals to its employees across the country– enough to sustain employees and their families during this disaster period. An additional 23 000 meals were distributed to the community.

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Afrisam social media handles:

Facebook: @AfriSamSA
LinkedIn: @AfriSam     
Twitter: @AfriSam

Rise Against Hunger Africa has been proactive since the Covid-19 pandemic hit our country.

RAH distribution model of delivering meals to Early Childhood Development centres has been disrupted due to the lockdown. We have therefore adapted and changed our distribution of nutritious meals. We are now currently working with over 40 NGO’s, organisations and corporate partners to ensure our meals reach the most vulnerable. In total we have distributed over 1.2 million meals nationally. The collaboration between NGO’s during this period has been phenomenal. It has also been heart-warming to see the number of individuals who want to assist and get involved. We will continue to distribute meals through our partners during this period.

Rise Against Hunger starts production

With the notice of the extended lockdown, RAH took a decision to set-up in-house production lines at two of our branches. Listed as an essential service provider during the period, we have employed a team to assist us continue packing, along with our dedicated staff members. This will ensure we can keep up with the demand for nutritious meals until we can engage with our dedicated volunteers once again.

The RAH Africa Team

To know more about the additional measures that RAH are taking during the Corona Virus pandemic, read here.

Rise Against Hunger Africa – Corona Virus Statement, here.