It is unfortunately a fact that there are many families in our area who struggle to make ends meet. Providing enough nourishing food to keep children growing and healthy is a burden. We know that many children go to school without having had breakfast.
This became an issue since we as a project had as a goal to give children a good start in life. Clean hands and a basic introduction to positive life skills is not enough when the stomach is empty! We became painfully aware that some of our little crechers, when becoming school children, were sorely missing the good meals they had enjoyed the years they were with us. It is a blessing that we are in a position to offer a food programme to these children. We hired Margaret who comes to Endlovini to prepare meals for the children - after our creche cooks are done for the day. Three days a week, 25-30 school children come to enjoy something nourishing before heading home: fruit, eggs, soup, cheese, tea, yoghurt ... The children and others come from a wide range of homes in our area, even though we recognize some as "our children" and children of our staff. Our Home Based Carers are to be on the look out for young ones to be referred to this programme.
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