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Our impact in the Free State

The Free State is South Africa's breadbasket, producing over 70% of the country's grain across a tenth of its land.

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Communities we work in

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People fed directly

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Households

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Indicators tracked here

Its 41.7% intensity of poverty shows how little of that harvest reaches the households that grow it.

Economy

Contribution to the provincial economy

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

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Contribution to the provincial economy
Contribution to the provincial economy Value
Community services 2%
Agriculture 1.7%
Manufacturing 1.3%

Top import markets

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

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Top import markets
Top import markets Value
Argentina 42.9%
United States 15.2%
Egypt 13.5%

Top export markets

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

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Top export markets
Top export markets Value
Netherlands 25.8%
United Kingdom 15.8%
Canada 9.9%

Employment

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

1 917 000

Working-age population

745 000

Employed

374 000

Unemployed

726 000

Economically inactive

80 600

Discouraged work-seekers

43.3%

Formal sector

28.6%

Informal sector

Who is employed

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

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Who is employed
Who is employed Value
Old age grant 7.3%
War veterans grant 2.9%
Disability grant 7.5%
Grant in aid 8.9%
Care dependency grant 7.7%
Foster child grant 7.1%
Child support grant 8.9%

People

Population

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

2 900 000

Total population

29 135

Net migration

Inequality and human development

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

0.670

Gini coefficient

0.650

Human Development Index

Education

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

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Education
Education Value
Some secondary 36.9%
Primary completed 5.2%
Some primary 9.5%
No schooling 6.1%
National Senior Certificate pass rate 85.7%

Health

Life expectancy

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

60.9 years

Male

63.3 years

Female

Health facilities

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

40

Hospitals

10

Community health centres

Homes & services

Households by dwelling type

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

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Households by dwelling type
Households by dwelling type Value
Formal 80.6%
Informal 17.9%
Traditional 1.3%
Other 0.2%

Access to sanitation

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

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Access to sanitation
Access to sanitation Value
Basic 70.3%
Limited 29.4%
Unimproved 1.3%

Food & income

What the province produces

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

Grains
Grains and food crops 20.3%, industrial crops 0.0%.
Fruit & vegetables
Fruit and vegetable crops 91.3%.
Animal production
Livestock 13.2%, poultry 6.4%.

Households experiencing food adequacy

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

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Households experiencing food adequacy
Households experiencing food adequacy Value
Adequate access 73.9%
Inadequate access 18.3%
Severely inadequate access 7.8%

Reliance on social grants

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

35.2

Individuals receiving a grant

56.6

Households receiving a grant

Sources of household income

Operation Hunger provincial review · 2024

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Sources of household income
Sources of household income Value
Salaries 48.5%
Grants 27.2%
Remittances 12.6%
Business income 8%
Pensions 3.7%

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