Meals on Wheels Food Security and Development Agency operates in an environment that is characterised by high levels of poverty. According to Statistics SA (SSA) the number of people living below the food line increased to 15, 8 million in 2009 from 12, 6 million in 2006, before dropping to 10, 2 million people in 2011.
The very existence of this organisation emanates from the need to alleviate this dire socio-economic situation. The National Planning Commission has set a target of eliminating all poverty below the poverty line by 2030. SSA further states that “as of 2011, 32, 3% of the popul...
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