One fed mouth is better then none
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As many people know, 795 million people, or 1 in 9 people around the world do not have the opportunity to eat 3 meals a day. A large portion of these people are children. An important part of child development is getting proper nutrition. Plenty Canada has partnered with Hope Heals Centre and Soup Kitchen Project in Swaziland, raising money to feed those living with HIV/AIDS, and children who have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDS. Due to the critical importance of nutrition throughout childhood, our goal is to raise enough money to feed as many mouths as we possibly can. Every little bit helps!
About us:
Plenty Canada is a non-profit organization located in Ontario. The donations we receive are are all going to the Hope Heals and Soup Kitchen Project in Swaziland. We gain rich experience with African cultures, and the opportunity to improve the lives of those who have less materially, but are wealthy of human spirit.
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Hope Heals:
Hope Heals is a grassroots community organization, founded and coordinated by Sylvia Khuzwayo, that advocates for people living with HIV/AIDS in the communities of Lavumisa and Hlangano, Swaziland. One of the goals of Hope Heals is to enable people living with HIV/AIDS to get anti-retroviral medications (ARVs) closer to their homes and communities. Many people are stopping treatment because the health facilities are far away and they cannot afford the public transportation costs. Some patients have to be carried by donkeys for a distance of approximately 15 kilometers before they reach the main road where they can take the bus to a health centre.
Most children on ARVs are orphans and stay with their grandparents or distant relatives where they share their small homes – sometimes with over ten family members sleeping in the same room. Hope Heals assists their family members with the administration of the correct ARV doses to the children and to see that they are given at the correct time.
Some families do not have food at all, which makes it difficult for them to take the ARVs. The Soup Kitchen project is coordinated by Mwana Bermudes of Kanimambo Creations and financed by Plenty Canada. This program aims at feeding daily approximately fifty members of Hope Heals, a nutritious and high protein vegetable soup (for more information Click here)
Our Journey:
As of January 2017 Hope Heals has been focusing only on the most vulnerable adults, otherwise the children in the community need the support. They serve one solid meal a day which can sustain them until the next day’s serving. We are aware that this sole meal per day is not sufficient for the children’s nutrition requirements but it’s all we can do at this stage in order to save them from starvation. This solid meal includes stiff maize porridge with beans and carrots, and other times accompanied by soya mince stew, cabbage and also peanut butter, another source of high protein. They have been able to feed around 110 children at one of the local schools which is located close to Hope Heals Centre, and as it has a clean hall with tables is much easier than serving the meal on the floor to so many children.
Sylvia wrote, ‘when we serve them this blessed food with a smile, their little stomachs celebrate and get full with whatever is in front of them!’
Thank you very much for supporting Hope Heals and The Soup Kitchen Project in Swaziland. Helping those who don't get the privilege to have three meals a day enjoy one!
About us:
Plenty Canada is a non-profit organization located in Ontario. The donations we receive are are all going to the Hope Heals and Soup Kitchen Project in Swaziland. We gain rich experience with African cultures, and the opportunity to improve the lives of those who have less materially, but are wealthy of human spirit.
To visit our website, Click here
Hope Heals:
Hope Heals is a grassroots community organization, founded and coordinated by Sylvia Khuzwayo, that advocates for people living with HIV/AIDS in the communities of Lavumisa and Hlangano, Swaziland. One of the goals of Hope Heals is to enable people living with HIV/AIDS to get anti-retroviral medications (ARVs) closer to their homes and communities. Many people are stopping treatment because the health facilities are far away and they cannot afford the public transportation costs. Some patients have to be carried by donkeys for a distance of approximately 15 kilometers before they reach the main road where they can take the bus to a health centre.
Most children on ARVs are orphans and stay with their grandparents or distant relatives where they share their small homes – sometimes with over ten family members sleeping in the same room. Hope Heals assists their family members with the administration of the correct ARV doses to the children and to see that they are given at the correct time.
Some families do not have food at all, which makes it difficult for them to take the ARVs. The Soup Kitchen project is coordinated by Mwana Bermudes of Kanimambo Creations and financed by Plenty Canada. This program aims at feeding daily approximately fifty members of Hope Heals, a nutritious and high protein vegetable soup (for more information Click here)
Our Journey:
As of January 2017 Hope Heals has been focusing only on the most vulnerable adults, otherwise the children in the community need the support. They serve one solid meal a day which can sustain them until the next day’s serving. We are aware that this sole meal per day is not sufficient for the children’s nutrition requirements but it’s all we can do at this stage in order to save them from starvation. This solid meal includes stiff maize porridge with beans and carrots, and other times accompanied by soya mince stew, cabbage and also peanut butter, another source of high protein. They have been able to feed around 110 children at one of the local schools which is located close to Hope Heals Centre, and as it has a clean hall with tables is much easier than serving the meal on the floor to so many children.
Sylvia wrote, ‘when we serve them this blessed food with a smile, their little stomachs celebrate and get full with whatever is in front of them!’
Thank you very much for supporting Hope Heals and The Soup Kitchen Project in Swaziland. Helping those who don't get the privilege to have three meals a day enjoy one!
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