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Feeding focus on campus

No student should choose between a textbook and a meal.

The Campus Care Initiative delivers monthly grocery hampers to university students facing food insecurity — protecting their dignity, wellbeing and right to finish what they started.

MonthlyGrocery support
5 universitiesPhase 1 · Gauteng
100+Students by year five
Happy university students laughing together on campus
Dignity firstCare, not charity
Phase 1 partnersUniversity of PretoriaUniversity of JohannesburgWits UniversityTshwane University of TechnologyVaal University of Technology
Cheerful students of different backgrounds together at university
Our mission

Consistent support that protects dignity.

We provide monthly grocery support to financially challenged university students — beginning in Gauteng and expanding nationally — working alongside universities and sponsors to make every rand reach further. Our vision is simple: that no student experiences food insecurity while pursuing their education.

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The reality

Hunger is quietly derailing degrees.

Food insecurity affects focus, attendance and mental health. A funded place at university means little when there is nothing to eat at the end of the month.

1 in 3.students experience hunger
5Gauteng universities in Phase 1
100+students targeted by year five
Monthlyhampers, every single month
How it works

A simple, transparent path from need to nourishment.

Every month follows the same fair process — open to all who qualify, accountable to everyone who gives.

Step 01

Apply & qualify

Students submit documents and a short motivation by email. Applications open monthly to residence students in need.

Step 02

Fair selection

A transparent process identifies the student with the highest need each month, in collaboration with universities.

Step 03

Hampers delivered

Selected students receive well-balanced hampers of essential food and hygiene items, and confirm receipt.

Step 04

Measured impact

We keep monthly impact records and share reports with partners and donors — transparency in every hamper.

What a hamper holds

More than groceries. A month of stability.

Each balanced hamper is built around the staples a student actually needs to cook, eat well and keep going.

Maize mealThe daily staple
Rice & pastaEnergy to study
Beans & legumesProtein on a budget
Tinned foodLong-life meals
Cooking oilTo make it a meal
Tea & coffeeLate-night fuel
ToiletriesEveryday essentials
Hygiene itemsHealth & confidence
DignityDelivered with care
FocusA full plate, restored
A mentor with a group of young people
Why we started

It began during my own university years — quietly supporting students who had run out of food. Campus Care Initiative is that same care, made consistent and shared.

Lethabo Joy MatjiFounder, Campus Care Initiative
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Keep a student at the table.

Every contribution and partnership turns into groceries on a shelf and focus in a lecture hall. Join us this month.