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Fund a School Holiday Bucket

When school and ECD routines pause, some households lose an important source of regular food access. The holiday gap is predictable, so we can prepare before it opens.

SA Harvest representative and schoolchild holding a branded School Holiday Bucket outside a South African school.

School holidays shouldn’t mean hunger

When school and ECD routines pause, some households lose an important source of regular food access. The holiday gap is predictable, so we can prepare before it opens.

R1000. Four people. Four weeks. One bucket.

Any amount helps!

How your support helps

SA Harvest infographic explaining the School Holiday Food Access Campaign, the R1,000 bucket contribution, the holiday food gap and how support reaches families.
The school holiday food gap is predictable. R1,000 funds one complete bucket, while contributions of any amount help SA Harvest prepare and move practical food support through its network before the holidays begin.

For households already managing tight budgets, the school holidays can create additional pressure.

SA Harvest’s School Holiday Food Access Campaign mobilises support early enough for food to be sourced, packed and distributed through trusted community partners before the holidays begin.

Where this campaign began

Estelle Ellis preparing for a Buckets of Nutrition packing day. Her commitment to turning public attention into practical action helped inspire SA Harvest’s School Holiday Bucket campaign.

In December 2023, journalist Estelle Ellis drew attention to children in the Eastern Cape facing weeks without the meals they ordinarily accessed through schools.

Daily Maverick invited its readers to respond. SA Harvest provided the infrastructure and community partnerships needed to turn that response into practical action. Together, the collaboration reached 1,702 families.

The School Holiday Food Access Campaign carries Estelle’s belief in attention connected to action forward.

What collective action can make possible

SA Harvest’s previous bucket campaigns have helped food and essential support reach thousands of families.

Every bucket represents public concern turned into coordinated, practical action.

See how SA Harvest’s School Holiday Food Access Campaign turns public support into practical action, helping food reach families before the holiday gap begins.

Get your workplace involved

SA Harvest staff and volunteers packing food into branded School Holiday Buckets.

Put your workplace behind the response

Mobilise your team through employee giving, product support, campaign amplification or formally agreed matched giving.

Contact SA Harvest:
buckets@saharvest.org

Make your contribution

Completed black SA Harvest School Holiday Bucket ready for distribution beside a school and SA Harvest truck.
A completed School Holiday Bucket ready to move through SA Harvest’s food-access network.

Pay by EFT

Account name: SA Harvest
Bank: FNB
Account type: Business Platinum Account
Account number: 626 934 90478
Branch code: 255 955
SWIFT code: FIRNZAJJ

Payment reference: Name + Surname + Bucket
Anonymous contribution: Bucket

After making payment, email your proof of payment to buckets@saharvest.org.

If you require a Section 18A certificate, include your request in the email. SA Harvest will respond with the next steps

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