Teacher in Simwaba explaining hunger

The 5th grade math teacher in Simwaba is explaning how the children come to school hungry. 
She would like them to have access to more food, so that they can come to school with a full stomach and ready to learn.  As we get closer to the planting season, it will be important for these families to have access to seeds and fertilizer, so that they can provide for their children.  Even a bag of mealie meal helps the family a lot!

2011 Third Distribution Post 11: Primary Students receiving hygeine kit (November sponsorships)

Beatrice 121 above

Sara 165 above and Sonia 412 below

Fides 435 above and Annety 526 below

Oppa 617 above and Ronard 630 below

Netto 1054 above and Humphrey 1106 below

About CHILDHOPE-ZAMBIA Part 5~ Nutrition

Nutrition


Nutrition plays an important role in the up-bringing of children. Many orphans and other vulnerable children suffer from increased malnutrition and reduced opportunity for education due to lack of nutrition support. Without adequate care and support, many children are exposed to exploitative child labor and abuse and face increased vulnerability to HIV infection.
CHILDHOPE supports the nutrition of the children through the provision of soya meal, mealie-meal, sugar, cooking oil, Kapenta, beans and salt. This has encouraged orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) to attend school.
CHILDHOPE also teaches the communities on the importance of nutrition to the children. The organization provides food and nutritional security to the malnourished children directly or indirectly affected by HIV/AIDS. This is done as the immediate nutritional support to the children identified as acutely malnourished through a monitored supplementary feeding programme.

Communities through the support of CHILDHOPE has established communal gardens which increase the food and nutritional security of the malnourished children identified as stunted.80% of the vegetables in the gardens are consumed by the children and 20% of the vegetables are being sold for the continuation of purchase of seed for gardening.

CHILDHOPE educates the communities on the importance of feeding the children with locally available nutrition foods to improve their health. CHILDHOPE nutrition support for the children is also done hand in hand with the local health centers.

Feeding Program~ Simwaba

The same amazing couple in the UK, also, provided food for the children in Simwaba!!  I know you will recognize some of these cuties!  You can match the unsponsored children with their sponsorship photos by looking in the preschool girl and preschool boy sponsorship pages and looking at the children who live in Simwaba.  I see sponsored Natasha, and unsponsored Morris, Rotrida, Milimo, Macbirth and Liness (black hat).  Who do you recognize?

The Feeding Program

 

We had a generous donor in the UK provide funds to feed our children.  These are the pictures of one of the days that the children were fed.  The feeding program is important to these children because without it, they probably would not get a meal before class.  It is hard to concentrate and learn when your belly is empty.  For some, this is their only meal, and it makes going to school even more exciting! 

I was looking through these photos and found one of my sponsored children in them.  Do you recognize any one in these pictures?  Any guess as to which community they are in (hint: if you recognize a child, check their profile and you will see which community they live in)? 

October Distribution Post 14~ Food at Distribution

I am sorry to say this is the only photo we have of the food at distribution =(

Sorry every one!!!

October Distribution Post 5~ Primary children getting beans (September grade 7 students)

This is Grace 315. She is in the 7th grade. Since her sponsorship started in September, and she is really not in need of a uniform at this point in the school year... She received two bags full of beans to share with her family. Looking at the smile on her face, it looks like she is already thinking of the delcious meals she will eat thanks to the bags of food!

September 2010 Distribution Part 11- Food

We actually did not raise enough money to feed everyone at distribution. There were so many children and their families. We sent a total of $105.75. To compare, the distribution before that, we sent $235. The amount was quite small, as you can see, and we had more than double the amount of children. We did not have enough money- not even close. However, the CHILDHOPE staff put in their money to make sure that everyone would get a bite to eat. I really hope we will have enough funds at this next distribution because it there will be around 100 sponsored children there plus their families!

August 2010 Distribution Part 6- Food is Served!

one primary child looking eating with some of the preschool children.

primary and secondary children eating together

more primary children

these primary girls found a great hiding spot to eat and chat without the boys around.

These are the mothers and cooks who helped prepare the food for everyone.

Just a few fathers and volunteers

The food was well-received at distribution. We raised $130, and so we were able to feed everyone a small meal of nshima and beef stew. As most of you know, the food is for the sponsored children who attend the distribution and, also, for their families. There are volunteers who help in distribution such as the cooks and others who sort out the children and what they are receiving. These adults were fed as well. Wish I could have been there to join in on the sharing and camaraderie! As you can see, most are sharing their bowl of food, as is the custom. I find this especially intriguing knowing that most do not have regular meals, yet they still lovingly share their bowl with family and friends!! Wow! Talk about some amazing people!