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Corporate Partnerships · Section 18A Approved

31 Years of Verified Impact. Ready for Your CSI Report.

Missions Ablaze is a registered South African NPO, PBO and Trust with a 31-year operational record, Section 18A approval, and a food rescue model that turns CSI spend into measurable community impact.

We are set up for corporate partnerships. Clean paperwork. Tiered packages. Quarterly impact reports you can drop into your annual report without rewriting them.

Start a Partnership Conversation

Trust IT 2049/2000 · NPO 019-028 · PBO 930020955 · VAT 4310194297 · Section 18A approved

Why partner with Missions Ablaze

Your CSI Spend Goes Further Because Our Food Is Free.

Most hunger-relief partnerships spend a large share of budget on food procurement. We do not.

5 partners donate their surplus free of charge: Shoprite Checkers group, Spar, Woolworths, Food Lover's Market and Food Forward SA.

Your CSI investment funds logistics rather than stock. Diesel, vehicles, electricity, kitchen supplies, people. Every rand services the machine that delivers food, not the food itself.

The partner file

Operational years31, since 1995
Cumulative meals distributed78.9 million
Cumulative lives touched3.6 million
Monthly operational costabout R83,500
Section 18AYes
B-BBEE scorecard contributionYes, via CSI spend
Cost of foodR0 donated

Your CSI spend funds

Logistics

Operational resilience

31 Years Through Every Crisis This Country Has Had.

Corporate partners increasingly assess CSI on operational resilience, not only impact.

Missions Ablaze has run continuously from the same address since 1995, through load shedding, rand volatility, the 2021 KwaZulu-Natal riots, the 2022 floods and the 2024 Tongaat tornado. The vehicles kept moving. The kitchens stayed open.

That is the partner risk profile.

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For South African companies

B-BBEE Points. Section 18A. Employee Engagement. One Partner.

One relationship covers the scorecard, the certificate, the volunteer programme and the reporting content your annual report needs.

  • B-BBEE scorecard

    CSI spend counts toward the socio-economic development element.

  • Section 18A certificates

    Issued for all qualifying donations, dated and documented for your finance team.

  • Employee volunteer days

    Structured kitchen visits, team food drives, Mandela Day placements. Your HR team gets a pre-built programme.

  • Reporting content

    Quarterly impact pack with photography, named community members, meal counts and financial allocation, formatted for annual report inclusion.

Invoices, Section 18A certificates and PBO registration letters are issued within 5 working days of payment.

For US companies

International Partnership. Transparent on Tax.

Missions Ablaze accepts corporate donations in USD and can issue acknowledgement letters on request.

Direct US corporate donations are not automatically US tax-deductible.

Missions Ablaze is a South African NPO, not a 501(c)(3). US corporations wanting a US tax-deductible structure should route donations through a fiscal sponsor or 501(c)(3) intermediary. We can connect you with Grace Church Silver Pines, a US church partner that has acted as a fiscal conduit for international giving on our behalf.

Reporting deliverables are identical for US and South African partners.

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Partnership tiers

Named Levels. Clear Deliverables. Measurable Outcomes.

Rand amounts are the South African billing figure. Dollar amounts are the equivalent at R20 to the dollar, which is how the account is charged internationally.

  • Maintenance Partner

    from $50 / R1,000 a month

    Keep the mission station maintained and the storeroom stocked.

    • Named as a partner for the duration of your commitment
    • Logo placement on the community kitchens page
    • Quarterly impact report on the network
    • Section 18A certificate issued annually
    • 1 employee volunteer day at the mission per year, optional

  • Road Runner

    from $75 / R1,500 a month

    Cover diesel and tyres for the collection round.

    • Logo placement on the community kitchens page
    • Quarterly network impact report
    • Section 18A certificate issued annually

  • Most chosen

    Operations Partner

    from $140 / R2,800 a month

    Cover a full day of network operations each month.

    • Dedicated corporate partner profile on our website
    • Logo placement on the homepage sponsor bar
    • Quarterly impact pack with photography, quotes and network metrics
    • Annual Section 18A certificate
    • Up to 4 employee volunteer days per year
    • Year-end newsletter feature

  • Corporate Partner

    $500+ / R10,000+ a month, or an annual commitment

    Tailored packages. Possible inclusions:

    • Named programme sponsorship
    • Branded employee engagement days across multiple kitchens
    • Full content suite: photography, video, written impact reports, social assets
    • Board-level site visits and impact tours
    • Co-branded campaigns around Mandela Day or year-end giving
    • A dedicated partnership contact
Enquire About a Tier

In-kind corporate partnerships

Equipment, Services and Vehicles Also Count.

If your company makes it, services it or drives it, there is a good chance we need it. In-kind partnerships qualify for Section 18A where applicable.
See the Full In-Kind Needs
  • Diesel, at R18,000 a month of operating cost
  • Vehicles: bakkies, kombis, caddies
  • Vehicle maintenance contracts: panel beaters, mechanics, tyres
  • Photography and videography
  • Painting and building maintenance
  • Medical services: staff clinics, community health days
  • Eating area and facility upgrades

Current partners

29 Organisations Already Partner With Us.

Our partners span retail, logistics, faith-based and community organisations across South Africa and the United States.

  • 22

    South African organisations

  • 7

    United States organisations

References available on request for qualified enquiries.

How a partnership starts

A Call. A Visit. A Proposal. Then a Contract.

Typical onboarding runs 2 to 4 weeks from first enquiry to first invoice.

  1. 01

    Enquiry

    Submit the form with your company details, interest area and budget range.

  2. 02

    Discovery call

    30 minutes. We understand your CSI objectives, B-BBEE requirements and reporting cadence.

  3. 03

    Site visit

    Optional but recommended. Tour the base in Tongaat, meet the team, see the operation.

  4. 04

    Proposal

    Tailored package with tier, deliverables, reporting schedule and invoicing terms.

  5. 05

    Launch

    First invoice, first quarterly report scheduled.

Start a partnership conversation

Tell Us About Your CSI Objectives.

Send the brief and we will come back with a tier, a deliverables list and an invoicing schedule. No pitch deck required.
Start a Partnership Enquiry

Prefer to speak first? Contact Tinus Lindeque at ablaze@missionsablaze.org.za or 083 270 1913.

Trust IT 2049/2000 · NPO 019-028 · PBO 930020955 · VAT 4310194297 · Section 18A approved