No matter where in South Africa you are and whether you’re a home cook, a caring corporate or a big or small hospitality industry player, you can share in the collective action of a nationwide initiative to cook #67000litres of soup in honour of Mandela Day.
Since 2020 when COVID changed the world forever, chefs, home cooks, caring corporates and community caterers have united every year in a remarkable display of the true spirit of Mandela Day, standing proudly behind their stoves and taking collective action to put their heart where their passion lies – feeding people. The single largest annual collaboration to cook a nourishing meal for hungry South Africans - the #67000litres for Mandela Day Challenge - has put the spotlight on the massive problem of food waste and hunger and given 955,584 people a meal in honour of Madiba.
Home cooks can participate in their own kitchens anywhere in the country. Your challenge is to cook 10 litres of soup in 67 minutes or more, and to donate it to a beneficiary of your choice - ensuring hungry people across the country, will receive a meal on Mandela Day. The minimum participation fee for individuals is R67. Please register here to be part of this incredible nationwide cooking movement on Mandela Day.
Caring Corporates - Back a Kitchen!
'Compassionate companies can 'Back A Kitchen' for a donation of R6,70 per litre. You'll receive a Section 18A certificate and an allocation of 67 minutes in which your team of no more than 10 people can cook with the chefs. Mandela Day is Chefs with Compassion's main fundraising event and your contribution ensures hungry people are fed throughout the year. The donation to Back a Kitchen that cooks 2 680 litres is R16 700.
Email info@cwc.org.za to enquire about Backing a Kitchen.
Donations received through the #67000litres challenge will be used to allow Chefs with Compassion to continue our mission to Rescue | Cook | Feed. And beyond Mandela Day, we will be challenging the hotels, culinary schools, restaurants and kitchens who participate to continue cooking for their beneficiaries, using perfectly edible food that would go to waste and turning it into soup.
I am ready to commit to cooking a healthy, nutritious soup for my chosen beneficiary for the #67000litres Challenge this Mandela Day.
