Children of the Winter
Children of the winter
The need
Given the current state of our economy, more and more families are being confronted with poverty. For many vulnerable families who do not have adequate shelter or live in shacks winteris a time of hardship.
Senior Citizens - Nutritional Feeding Scheme
Having had the opportunity to work on the West Rand, it became clear that communities such as Claremont, Mont-Clare, Newlands, Westbury and Coronation are in great need.
The number of senior citizens aged between 75 and a 100 years living on a state pension with no additional income and barely have anything to eat on a daily basis, was brought to our attention by concerned community members.
Roodepoort Children's Court
This project is also refered to as ‘Adopt a Children's Court'.
Roodepoort Children's Court
In 2007 we became the guardians of the Roodepoort Children's Court. Our goal is to provide emotional support to the staff members as well as upgrading all their offices and facilities.
During 20010 we upgraded 3 facility rooms and provided 1440 nutritional snack-packs to children who sometimes spend the entire day awaiting their court appearances.
Nutritional Food Kitchens
We prepare and serve approximately 32 240 meals per month which are given to learners at various schools.
Nutritional food kitchens
The last 12 months was a real growth year for our two kitchens, serving an average of 8060 meals each week — a record that exceeds the previous years meals of 1,210. These hot and nutritionally-balanced meals, served from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays, helped sustain the children and relieve their hunger.
