World Food Day celebrated of 16 October, is not only about celebrating the delicious food that people have the privilege of indulging in, it is more about raising awareness for people who do not have such privileges. Many people all over the world suffer from hunger on a daily basis and many people are subjected to having less than a handful of meals each week. although a starvation is a massive problem in many countries, we do not have to look far as people is as suffering from hunger within our communities. It is therefore important that we need raise awareness and to allow more people to assist people faced with the adversity of hunger.
Statistics in South Africa shows that approximately 14 million people are faced with not having food, either due to not have having access to nutritious food or food not being affordable. Covid has aggravated the hunger crisis, especially impacting young children in our communities. Children who suffer from hunger are at risk of various forms of malnutrition, including stunting, overweight and other deficiencies.
On Wednesday the team in Belhar fed the fire victims in their community. Below are a few pictures of the damages caused by the fire.
Today we fed approximately 2,500 people taking the total mouths fed to date to 65,500 mouths fed to date. We fed the communities of Khayelitsha, Vrygrond, Ottery, Lavender Hill and Parkwood. We would like to thank the Almighty for giving us the strength, the team, volunteers, distribution partners and all the sponsors for your contributions and giving back your time to alleviate hunger in our communities.
We humbly request you to raise awareness with your friends and family in order to allow more people to assist someone in need. By working together as a unit we are able to make a difference in the lives of the people in our communities.
Below are a few pictures of todays feeding.
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