The Mother Soup Project

TO DATE WE HAVE PROVIDED OVER 2.5 MILLION MEALS FOR COMMUNITIES IN NEED.

Woodstock Brewery and Great Commission United (GCU]) have partnered to supply nutritious hot soup meals to hungry communities in the Cape Town metropolitan area as part of a community-led initiative to help those hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The pandemic has dealt a savage blow to South Africa’s already fragile economy resulting in skyrocketing unemployment,  loss of income and destitution for South Africa’s most vulnerable communities.

Many who could once provide for themselves and their families, are now going hungry.

·       “We have the largest kettle in Cape Town” -- The idea of ‘Mother Soup’ was born out of a simple realisation that Woodstock Brewery had some of the largest kettles in Cape Town that could be re-purposed from brewing beer to feeding the hungry. 

·       Making a difference -- Using the brewery's economies of scale,  the Mother Soup initiative provides an average of 7,000  litres of soup per day  the equivalent of 21,000 meals. 

·       Mother Soup is more than a bowl of soup, it’s a meal - Our recipes are designed by certified nutritionists, chefs and dieticians.  We add supplements (protein and healthy fats) to ensure that our soup provides the caloric and nutritional equivalent to a healthy balanced meal. And thanks to our friends at Blue Ribbon who have donated many thousands of loaves of bread to go with the soup.  

·       Your contribution goes a long way - Given our efficiencies in making soup at high volume, along with generous pricing and support from farmers, donations of transport and distribution, and volunteers to help make the soup, we are able to make soup for between R4-R6  per litre. This translates to hot nutritionally balanced, protein and calory rich vegetarian meals for less than R2 per meal (13 US cents)!

·       Every cent you donate goes to feed the needy –, All activities and costs not directly related to the making and distribution of our soup are covered by donations and volunteers.  Unpaid volunteers also supplement the core staff of Woodstock and GCU who make, pack and distribute the soup. That means your donation goes directly into the mouths of those who need it most.     


LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION: 
Great Commission United:  https://gcu.org.za
GCU is a Not for Profit  and a Public Benefit Organisation (930015969)
Woodstock Brewery: https://woodstockbrewery.co.za