In the second semester of 2023, the Department of Social Development Professions partnered with the Engagement Office to place students for their SOWP312 Social Work Practice: Macro Level module. Students were divided into groups and placed in various spaces connected with the Engagement Office. One of these spaces was the Mandela University Food Systems programme, located in Hub 2 of the Hubs of Convergence.

As the leading partner of one of our three signature projects – Community Kitchens – we celebrate the work of Ikhala Trust and invite you to read their Annual Report, highlighting the important strides they’ve made in the space of food systems and beyond. 

The Grab and Go Foundation is a non-profit organisation that was founded in 2020 by Mandela University alum, Lumka Cube. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as we all witnessed alarming reports of increasing hunger across the Eastern Cape, Cube and her peers jumped into action. What started out as a sandwich drive in Central Gqeberha on the weekends has grown into a non-profit organization working to close the gap of student hunger at spaces of Higher Education. 

“Ikhala continues, albeit on a small scale, to support, encourage, train and provide material assistance to community-centric solutions at the grassroots level.” As the leading partner of one of our three signature projects – Community Kitchens – we celebrate the work of Ikhala Trust and invite you to read their Annual Report, highlighting the important strides they’ve made in the space of food systems and beyond.

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Our Continued Collaboration with Ikhala Trust

April 2023