Help Feed Hungry Children in Zimbabwe

Hello Supporters!

Wow your support has really helped us so much in Zimbabwe and because of you we have not missed providing a meal for all the children. Sadly our pot of donations only has $123.45 left and we urgently need to go do a shop to get supplies to get us through October and November. 

What we need? 

$600 to fund the salary of 2 cooks for 2 months 

$571.10 for 16litres of cooking oil, salt, 45 cases of soya and 12 cases of beans 

$300 for veggies per month ($70 a week at the local market) 

$400 for some chicken and meat - we provide this as a weekly or twice a week treat to the children 

$150 for gas to cook on 

It's pretty amazing how much food we can prepare when we purchase in bulk and so we are really hpoing that bwtween our efforts and a little support from you that we raise enough money to cover at least October and November but maybe even December too which would be incredible!!!

All our students have big smiles on their face and this is because they have a fully belly all because of your gift so from everyone here at our school we thank you!

Brenda,

Cook 

Dear Supporters,

When we first started our partnership it was with one school with 100 children and with so much support we have grown and grown and every meal with give to a child is often the only food they get. It's such an important but also amazing project as not only are we making sure children are not hungry by giving them the food we are able to help them fight sickness, develop their mental and physical growth and provide them with the capacity to learn at school. 

It sounds like a simple meal you have donated but actually it is the power to change the future for so many children. Anyway what have we been up to over the past 3 months? 

Well rather a lot as we are now feeding 500 children on $1 which is just AMAZING and while we are so thankful it is hard as we have 9,000 more children across our rural community we know are hungry and lucky to get one meal a week, it's so heart breaking and as a team we are going to start doing some fundraisers and work with others to look at longer term sustainability on how we can get better resources. 

One option is to help local farmers fight their 80% crop failure and we have a team currently working on grant proposals to government and others to help us implement organic worm fertizers, really exciting stuff and innovative approach lead by our local farmers here in Zimbabwe! 

While we have some exciting stuff going on we are still very aware of the 9,000 children hungry today and so we will do everything we can to feed more with the donations we get! 

Thank you for reading and we wish you a lovely day from us all in Zimbabwe!

Cosmos 

Introduction 

Prices keep escalating and unemployment is around 99%. This project aims to assist the 250-day scholars at the local Primary School with daily nutritious lunch, essential stationery, exercise and textbooks, by assisting with these essential resources we hope to alleviate external struggles so that the children can focus on their education and continue further..

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All our day scholars receive a lunch funded by you, this is most of the time, the only meal they receive in a day. Providing lunch helps our students engage and focus on a much-needed education to give a chance to access employment and break the poverty cycle. Our project not only funds the local school meals but also provides access to education for all. A donation of $40 will provide 40 children with lunch for the day!

Please remember the little by little campaign in April where if you donate up to $50, GlobalGiving will match it at 50%.

Thank you for your support

Dear Supporters,

As CEO it is my responsibility to ensure every project runs to the best of it's ability and it is my responsibility to ensure the funds we raise are used it the best way. I visit all our projects and speak with each and every project team daily and I really love my job. 

Last week I headed over to Zimbabwe and visited 31 schools and 10 different projects and the need to expand this project is urgent. We need to start supporting all 31 school which means 9,400 children that need food. These children get nothing at home and so the meal at school is really important. 

The schools are doing their best but need our help, children are fed e-pap wich is designed for emergency disaster to give people emergency food that is full of protein but it is a pwder and must be mixed with water. I arrived at two school's during lunch time and children must supply their own dish, many was a plastic bag where they get their pap from the teacher then two children walk to the borehole to collect water and then distribute the water to the children. 

I couldn't believe it this water was rusty and dirty but the only source of water they are using it daily. My priorities for this project is that we need to find a solution to filter the water for the schools then we need to look at Aquaponic systems and chicken farms installed at all the schools so they can have a sustainable food source. We also need to keep feeding these children daily so we most certainly have our work cut out. 

Our local team in Zimbabwe ar experienced and know how to implement what is needed but it comes down to funding and this is why this #givingtuesday I appeal to our lovely donors to help support us once again.

Introduction 

According to our world data 697 million people around the world are suffering from severe food insecurity! 22% of children under the age of 5 are suffering from stunted growth due to malnourishment. Assisting these communities has been our focus over the last 10 months. Since the beginning of the year we have managed to provide 470485 meals to individuals in communities suffering from food insecurity across 5 different countries. Our goal is to provide nourishment and food security to those who need it most.

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Our partners in Zimbabwe have been running their feeding program since 2005 feeding over 300 children in a country whose government policies have failed to support sustainable food production over the years.

We would love to continue to grow our initiatives in promoting food security and expand our footprint into other countries and communities! 

Thank you for your support