Over the past four years, we walked alongside Food Handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme on a movement-building journey to advocate for decent work and fair remuneration.
This two-part story documents our transformative journey with Food Handlers.
Part I is about our approach and evolution supporting a Food Handlers collective in Gauteng to embark on a life-changing journey.
In Part II we join the Food Handlers’ journey to see what change looks and feels like.
“It makes more sense now when they say only one per cent of the basic education department budget goes to the National School Nutrition Programme. We know what is missing. We can say it, and we have demands on valuing care work."
