Isabelo was born in 2009, because no child can learn on an empty stomach.
We provide nutritious food to children who need it most, every school day.
Hunger doesn't stop at the school gates.
In the latest University of Cape Town report, it revealed that because 30% of the South African population live in poverty with food insecurity, 3 out of 4 children go hungry every day.
Food insecurity affects children's ability to participate fully in school and everyday life. A child who arrives at school hungry may struggle to concentrate, feel tired or simply spend much of the school day thinking about when they will next eat. For children in vulnerable communities, this isn't an occasional problem. It can be part of daily life.
Isabelo exists to address one practical part of that problem: making sure children have access to nutritious food during the school day.
We cannot solve food insecurity alone. But we can make sure that the children we reach are fed.
What does Isabelo provide?
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
At primary school level, government provides lunch, but there is still an important gap in the school day.
Isabelo helps fill that gap by providing nutritious breakfasts and mid-morning nourishment. Depending on the school and availability, this includes wholesome oatmeal, milk, fruit and free-range eggs.
The aim is simple: children should not have to sit in a classroom distracted by hunger.
ECD SCHOOLS (Early Childhood Development)
Young children need consistent nourishment to grow, develop and learn.At participating ECD centres, Isabelo provides breakfast, a nutritious mid-morning snack and a warm, balanced protein-based lunch. Meals may include rice and stew, cottage pie, meatballs and other wholesome dishes designed to provide children with the nourishment they need throughout the school day.
Plus, we provide warm clothes, blankets, shoes, beanies and scarves for the kids in the winter time as and when generous supporters donate them to us.
Where we make a difference, every day.
"Great things are done by a series of small things put together" - Vincent van Gogh
Valley Kids Crèche
Nutritious breakfast and warm protein-based lunch
Wes-Eind Primary School
Nutritious breakfast and mid-morning nourishment
Kusasa Early Learning Centre
Breakfast and warm protein-based lunch
Dalubuhle Primary School
Nutritious breakfast and mid-morning nourishment