As an official Comrades Race for Charity partner for the sixth year, we’re proud to invite runners to turn their Comrades journey into lasting impact. By choosing Rise Against Hunger as your designated charity, you help ensure that the grit, sacrifice, and determination poured into every kilometre goes beyond race day — and into changing lives.

The Comrades Marathon’s Amabeadibeadi Charity Drive has enabled runners to uplift communities across South Africa for decades, raising over R71 million to date for a wide range of social impact organisations. The idea is simple but powerful: run for a cause, and let your race make a difference.

When you run for Rise Against Hunger, the funds you raise help provide nutritious meals through our ECD Connect Programme, supporting children under the age of six in early learning environments where nutrition and education go hand in hand. Your effort helps fuel young minds, strengthen communities, and build a brighter future from the ground up.

Below you’ll find practical resources, guidance, and tools to support you on your fundraising journey — so you can focus on your run, knowing your impact is real and lasting.

Registration

• • If you’d like to run for Rise Against Hunger, download our how to guide.
  • If you are already registered you can access your donation link here.

Social Media

• Create a social media frame and share it with your followers here. To use the template, create a free Canva account and select “uploads” on the left panel to upload a picture of yourself. Drag the photo onto the clouds (existing photo), and click share in the top right corner. Then, save a copy to share across your social channels.
• Here’s a sample post copy to share with your custom photo: I have decided to use my Comrades run this year to raise awareness for vulnerable children desperately in need of nutritious meals. So, I have chosen to Run for Rise Against Hunger Africa, which provides meals to children across Africa at ECD centres. A meal only costs R3.70, so every donation rand I can make will make a huge difference! Consider sponsoring me by following the link: (add your donation link here). @RiseAgainstHungerAfrica #itsstartswithameal #comradesmarathon
• Don’t forget to tag us in your social posts: Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Questions

• Contact Kim by email at kznevents@rahafrica.org or by phone at +079 897 4330