The NIDS-CRAM Study revealed that during April/May 2021, approximately 2.3 million households reported child hunger in South Africa, while an Ipsos study found that more than 40% of South Africans of all age groups were affected by hunger.
"Within a short space of time, we started seeing more people on the streets in desperate hunger, forced to rifle through bins for food. Despite South Africa being one of the more food-secure countries in Africa, the pandemic had torn deeper holes in its socio-economic fabric," he said.
Cha said SA's supply chains are relatively quite robust – something uncommon in developing countries. “Consider the economic disparity and the deep poverty that already exists in South Africa. Then suddenly, a crisis of black swan proportions hits – the pandemic – and unemployment sky-rockets. Cha has since gone on to become one of the country’s most prominent business leaders – leveraging his influence and YPO network to effect sustainable change within Gauteng and other South African communities.
He added that this lean and focused model was inspired by his tenure at YPO, where he was made to understand the power of a peer-to-peer network.
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