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FirstRand — ESG Presentation (June 2014)
23 slides from FirstRand's sustainability presentation, June 2014
Slide 1: FirstRand
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Slide 2: Food Security in South Africa: Issues and Challenges
Food Security in South Africa: Issues and Challenges Dr. Danny Simatele University of Wits
Slide 3: Food security as defined
Food security as defined: “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”. (World Food Summit, 1996/2009)
Slide 4: Conceptual model of food
Conceptual model of food
Slide 5: The four dimensions of food security
The four dimensions of food security 1. Availability 2. Access 3. Utilization 4. Stability
Slide 6: Food availability and access
Food availability and access 1. Food Availability refers to the physical existence of food, be it from own production or on the markets. 2. Food Access is ensured when all households and all individuals within those households have sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious di
Slide 7: Food utilization
Food utilization 3. Food Utilization has a socio‐economic and a biological aspect. If sufficient and nutritious food is both available and accessible: o socio‐economic households make decisions/choices on what food to consume (demand) and how the food is allocated within the household; Unequal d
Slide 8: Food stability
Food stability 4. Food Stability refers to the temporal dimension of nutrition security ‐ i.e. the time frame over which food security is being considered. o chronic food insecurity – is the inability to meet food needs on an ongoing basis; and o transitory food insecurity is when the inability to m
Slide 9: Back to Food security in SA
Back to Food security in SA • FS is part of the South African Constitutional mandate ‐ section 27 of Chapter 2(1b) which stipulates that: “Every citizen has the right to have access to sufficient food and water, and that the state must by legislation and other measures, within its available resource
Slide 10: Back to Food security in SA
Back to Food security in SA o In 2009 the government pledged to introduce a “food for all” programme to acquire & distribute basic foods at affordable prices to poor households & communities o The Food For All campaign was launched by the Minister of the Department of Social Development (DSD) in Dec
Slide 11: Food challenges in South Africa
Food challenges in South Africa o Despite the political and economic advances made since 1994, South Africa continues to experience major challenges of poverty, unemployment and, more recently, steep increases in food and fuel prices, energy tariffs and interest rates. o These adverse conditions hav
Slide 12: Food challenges in South Africa (cont'd)
Food challenges in South Africa (cont’d) o Poverty is more pervasive in rural areas of the country, particularly in the former homelands. o The majority (65%) of the poor are found in rural areas and 78% of these are likely to be chronically poor (Woolard and Leibbrandt cited in FAO, 2009). o Despit
Slide 13: Food challenges in South Africa (cont'd)
Food challenges in South Africa (cont’d) o Like severe malnutrition, food access problems are the most serious in South Africa. o For example: In North West province an estimated 33 % of households have inadequate food access. This is followed by KwaZulu‐Natal (27%), Northern Cape (26%), Fre
Slide 14: What can the corporates do to eradicate food insecurity?
What can the corporates do to eradicate food insecurity? CSI is an avenue for: o Skills & knowledge based training in place of food packs o Capacity building through needs analysis & asset based accumulation approaches Building on adaptive strategies in place of coping strategies o Gender sensitiv
Slide 15: The evidence we have seen through research
The evidence we have seen through research • In the context of effective partnerships, monitoring and evaluation programmes suggests positive results…
Slide 16: Overcoming poverty through partnerships
OVERCOMING POVERTY… through partnerships
Slide 17: Knowledge and skills training resulting in food self reliance in KZN
Knowledge and skills training resulting into food self reliance in KZN • Fieldwork based photo
Slide 18: Fieldwork based partnership programme
Fieldwork based • A partnership programme on design and implementation of training and mentoring aimed at equipping people to be sustainable in every aspect of their lives and to influence, motivate and assist others to achieve the same.
Slide 19: WTAE
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Slide 20: Progress each year
Progress EACH year…
Slide 21: Before and after
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Slide 22: The end
The end Whenever you did this for one of the least important of these members of my family, you did it for me!
Slide 23: FirstRand
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