๐ฅฃ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐: In 2025, 68,060 young children started their day with a warm, nutritious bowl of the DO MORE Porridge, served in ECD centres across South Africa. Thank you to every partner, donor, & supporter who helped us nourish growing bodies โค.
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The hearts behind the DO MORE FOUNDATIONโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Thank you for the wonderful stay @zinkwazilagoon ๐
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What systems can learn from how we buildย with blocks is that we dont keep our same role, roles can change!
I recently completed theย BrickโbyโBrick Facilitator Programme in partnership with @playincluded and so well designed by Dr Gina Gomez ! They have created a meaningful and easy to access facilitator process that offers an opportunity to creation of learning through play intersecting with social emotional skills and is designed to INCLUDE neurodivergent children!
In a Brick Club the methodology encourage 3 core roles: A Builder, an Engineer and Supplierย and this creates the conditions for collaboration to BUILD TOGETHER.
At a systems level, these are roles we all play every day:
Builders on the ground, implementers whoย translate plans and projects into lived experiences with real children, families and communities
Sometimes engineersย who design comment or engage on policies, frameworks and pathways that shape practice; and sometimes we are the busy worker, suppliersย who enable sustainability through resources provision, partnership strengthening and access to support services. All in a day one can be all 3 at any given time. We sent stay in the same role!
When these roles are intentionally held and connected through shared purpose, evidence and the theme of the year: trust... the outcome proven through this Methodlogy is increased participation, inclusion of diversity and system movement. I so appreciated the course contribution by Per Havgaard where playโbased, evidenceโinformed approaches were shown with such ease! Play should be that easy! Thank you
Grateful to colleagues who have joined me on this learning journey @Dipo Mhlongo Kristen Fenton, Megan Lewis and the enthusiastic energy from Imke Barnard and. Lauren Moore who continue to show up with purpose passion.
If youโre interested in this methodology for working in afternoon clubs or schools needing special needs opportunities for play, reach out! Id be happy to share our experience. @domorefoundation
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The Zero Hunger Project Coalition is proud to welcome our member โDo More Foundation.โ They are based in South Africa.
The DO MORE FOUNDATION is a backbone organization with a mission to see every young child in South Africa have access to quality Early Childhood Development services to thrive. Founded by RCL FOODS in 2017, they operate as an independently audited, non-profit organization committed to long-term, systemic and sustained change for children aged 0 to five. To achieve this, they catalyze community development through partnerships that prioritize investment in this age group.
Strong ECD outcomes depend on three foundational needs: nutrition, early learning, and caregiver support, all within an enabling environment. Their three national programmes support delivery of these needs and align with South Africaโs National Integrated ECD policy and the international Nurturing Care Framework.
Their national nutrition programme combats childhood malnutrition and stunting by providing nutritious meals and nutrition education in over 30 under-resourced communities across South Africa. Through distribution of DoMore Porridge, setting up ECD centres as Hubs of Nutrition, and sharing nutrition literacy through their parent and caregiver support programme EAT LOVE PLAY TALK, they help young children, their families and communities thrive.
Their strength lies in their ability to connect business, government, civil society, and community organizations to contribute to the ECD ecosystem through collective action. By coordinating efforts, aligning resources, and harnessing community experience, they help build and scale a system that truly works for young children, their families, and South Africa.
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It's a pleasure to welcome Benita Mukoni as our newest intern through the South African Monitoring Evaluation Association's Emerging Evaluators Programme๐.
Benita holds a Master of Social Science in Social Development from the University of Cape Town, with research focused on early childhood development and parenting. Her strong academic grounding in education, social exclusion, and policy, alongside her passion for monitoring and evaluation, will be a valuable addition to our work.
We look forward to Benita contributing to evidence-informed practice and learning across the Foundationโs work in early childhood development.
A sincere thank you to South African Monitoring Evaluation Association (SAMEA) for this meaningful partnership and for creating pathways that support young and emerging evaluators to grow, learn, and make an impact๐ค.
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๐ ๐ช๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ
As our newly appointed ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ, Siphiwe holds a Bachelorโs Degree in Business Administration and a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management, and brings extensive experience as a partnership and capital mobilisation specialist. With a proven track record across corporate strategy, ESD, SED, and social impact, he has led the design and implementation of sustainable development programmes aligned to BโBBEE and shared value frameworks.
In this role, he will drive sustainable growth through highโvalue corporate and philanthropic partnerships, aligning business strategy with meaningful and lasting impact in early childhood development.
๐ช๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ โบ๏ธ๐ค.
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A heartfelt thank you to the @domorefoundation for their continued support in strengthening Early Childhood Development in our communities ๐ฑ
This week, we had the privilege of delivering Duplo play boxes to several of our ECD centres:
โข Dinoko โ 2 boxes
โข Tshembekani โ 5 boxes
โข Mabana โ 5 boxes
โข Maranatha โ 5 boxes
These incredible resources are more than just toys, they are powerful learning tools that support the development of both fine and gross motor skills, while encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and active play.
Each box is a significant investment, and we are committed to ensuring that they are used with care and purpose to maximise their impact for every young learner.
Thank you once again to the Do More Foundation for walking this journey with us and for helping us create brighter, more playful learning environments for our children!
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๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐โค๏ธ
Because of your support during our Mandela Day 2025 campaign, climate-resilient items have been packed and prepared by our head office team and delivered to ECD centres across the country.
โ๏ธ Shade hats & sunscreen
๐ก Solar-powered fans & lights
๐ง๏ธ Emergency rain cover kits
What started as a campaign is now real impact that is helping protect children from extreme heat, flooding, and changing weather conditions.
This is what your support looks like.
This is change in action.
THANK YOU! โค๏ธ๐
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๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐-๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐:
โข Understand local needs better than external organisations
โข Build trust within families and caregivers
โข Create ownership, so projects continue long after funding ends
โข Empower local leaders to drive change from within
โข Adapt faster to real-life challenges in their environment
In places like South Africa, where communities face diverse and complex challenges, solutions designed with the community, not for them, are far more effective.
๐ง๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐โค
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What an amazing week at our 2026 EAT LOVE PLAY TALK Master Training ๐โค๏ธ๐๐
Our Master Trainers are now heading back to their communities ready to put their learning into action and continue sharing ELPT with caregivers and families.
Thank you to our incredible Master Trainers and Facilitators for the energy and dedication throughout the week, and to @ramasouthafrica for funding our programme and helping us reach more communities.
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A big thank you to @ramasouthafrica for funding our EAT LOVE PLAY TALK (ELPT) programmeโค๏ธ๐๐๐.
Because of this investment, the programme is reaching more caregivers, more ECD centres and more young childrenacross communities.
With Ramaโs funding support, the programme has expanded from 46 to 90 ECD sites, reaching over 2,300 parents and caregivers with practical knowledge to support young childrenโs development.
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Through conversations about nutrition, love, play and communication, caregivers are empowered with simple tools that help children grow, learn and thrive.ย
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Thank you, Rama, for helping us do more for children and families ๐๐.
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