Dr Alison Misselhorn, director of research and strategy at the Lunchbox Fund (third from left), was presented with a cheque for R74 100 by Hilton College teacher Angela Salamon (far left) and pupils, Sam Nicol, Chizembi Sakulanda (Head of school 2017) and Tim Presbury. Photo:  Maralyn Atkins

FOSTERING education through nutrition is the ethos underpinning the work of the Lunchbox Fund, a non-profit organisation which provides a daily meal for orphaned and at-risk school children in South Africa, writes Estelle Sinkins.

On Tuesday, November 15, the charity received a sizable boost for its programmes in the country’s township and rural areas when Hilton College pupil, Chizembi Sakulanda, presented Dr Alison Misselhorn, director of research and strategy at the Lunchbox Fund, with a cheque for R74 100.

Hilton College’s donation will provide 28 000 meals to children for an entire year. Continue reading →