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Feed a Child feeding scheme is making a difference

2 Feb 2015

A visitor to the Feed a Child feeding scheme is greeted by a heartwarming and humbling sight: laughing children anticipating a nutritious hot meal. The project, started in 1988 with the help of regular volunteers from the local township, is a blessing to the lives of many poverty-stricken children. Project managers William Wessels and Johan Meiring spoke to Annelie Coleman...

Mamie Shwalane with a balanced, home-cooked meal provided by Feed a Child.

Photographer: Annelie Coleman

The Feed a Child feeding scheme in Wepener on the Free State-Lesotho border, supported by OVK, feeds 540 children. Most are orphaned, come from single-parent families or are taken care of by their grandparents. They are subject to abject poverty, according to project manager William Wessels.

Read the full story on http://www.farmersweekly.co.za/.

Source: Farmer's Weekly

Farmer’s Weekly has a long and proud history of serving South Africa’s agricultural industry. Throughout the years, Farmer’s Weekly has been a clarion for South Africa’s farming community and, the magazine remains fully committed to its original undertaking – the advancement of the interests of farmers and their industry.

Go to: www.farmersweekly.co.za