Donations of Rice to Foodbank Appeal
Nicola Taylor • April 14, 2021
Donating rice to our Foodbank Appeal helps those in need both locally and globally
Food scarcity is becoming a real issue in today's society. In the UK, more than 14 million people are living in poverty – including 4.5 million children. This problem has become even more prevalent in recent times due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. In order to do our bit in addressing this issue, JTS are launching our biggest ever rice donation project with the aim of helping those in desperate need, both in our communities here and also in the farming communities in Malawi who have also been adversely affected by the pandemic.
Due to lockdown, many of our customers in shops, churches, and schools have not been able to undertake the 90kg Rice Challenge as they usually would, this has meant a severe drop in demand for rice and therefore us not being able to order containers of rice which the farmers depend on for their livelihoods and their children’s education.
Can you get a few people to contribute towards a 90kg Rice Challenge which we can then submit to a local foodbank on your behalf? JTS will commit to donating an extra 6 bags of rice for every 90kg donated.
90kg of rice can benefit households in the UK as part of their food parcels issued by the foodbanks and meanwhile in Malawi 90kg of rice can provide a sustainable income for a rice farmer and his family and enable a child to attend secondary school for one year.
Any contribution is worthwhile so if 90kgs is too much then there is also the option to donate anything from 1kg.
Let’s help to fight food poverty both locally and globally.
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