Feed a Child feeding scheme is making a difference
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.
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