Aon partners with Hunger Now to pack food packets for those in need

Employees from Aon South Africa impacted the lives of many people when they took the time out to pack food packets for Stop Hunger Now.

Every year the insurance company encourages their employees countrywide to participate in a community project together with Aon colleagues worldwide. The ’empower results for communities’ initiative utilises the company’s strengths and expertise to have a lasting social impact in the community.

Aon South Africa’s branches in Weltevreden Park and Sandton partnered with Stop Hunger Now to pack meals. This volunteer-based organisation distributes meal packs countrywide on a daily basis to children between the ages of one and six.

Between the two branches, 245 volunteers participated in the effort on 7 June. At the Weltevreden Park branch, employees took part in one-hour shifts, forming production lines to pack and fill food packets, which contain rice, soup mix, soy and a vitamin sachet.

To foster teamwork and camaraderie, the production lines competed against each other to pack the most boxes in their hour shift. At the end of the day, the winning team would receive points on the Aon internal rewards system.

The first shift of the day packed 4 320 food packets, which would go on to feed 16 children five meals a week for a year. Events and marketing coordinator for Stop Hunger Now, Nadine Sandrock, explained each packet can feed 10 children or six adults. She explained Stop Hunger Now asks the early childhood development centres they support to take the money they save on food and spend it on school infrastructure and teacher training.

Human resources officer, Angie Oosterhuizen, said Aon employees are always ready to jump in and take part in any initiative. She had a huge response from the employees in Weltevreden Park and had to turn some employees away as there was not enough shifts in the day to get everyone involved.

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