South Africa, Oct. 8 -- Unveiled on 7 October 2025 at The Biggest Hunger Hack in Johannesburg, KFC Africa has, for the first time ever, open-sourced the blueprint for Add Hope, its 16-year-old initiative that is also South Africa's largest non-governmental feeding programme.

What began as a hackathon will now have global reach. During the past week, 60 of the country's smartest young minds, in partnership with the University of Johannesburg, have been supercharging the Add Hope recipe to make it even more impactful.

KFC Africa's head of corporate affairs, Andra Nel says Gen Z in Africa is key to ending hunger.

"They truly get it because they've lived or witnessed it. They also understand technology, community and systems thinking bette...