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Nutritious Feeding Programme at Grandsons
Due to the financial difficulties, the GOA rescue centre is not able to pay for nutritious food for the children in Mikindani and Kikambala. The children come from the street, many of them are on glue and some are HIV positive. It is vital for the children once they come from the street to get the right nutrition so their mind and body develop and rehabilitate quicker.
Until recently the kids were eating basic food at the centre such as maize and some time beans during the week. Africa Watoto (AW) with the kind help of Msizi Africa -a UK charity organisation that helps feed african children- started the implementation of a feeding programme for a year. The menu includes nutritious food (vegetables, milk, eggs and beans). AW’s goal is to continue buying nutritious food for the children every year. Kind donations that have been given through the website will be used to buy nutritious food for the children.
AW also has contributed to the feeding programme in Kikambala by adding milk to their menu once a week. The children were really happy to have milk. The programme started at the end of January 2010 and it is AW's aim to continue fundraising to cover the feeding needs of these children every year. If you are interested in contributing to the feeding programme you can donate by setting up a direct debit or by cheque to Africa Watoto’s account in UK. All kind of donations are welcome and we assure you that the donations go to the project.
To view the schedule & costs of the feeding programme per year in PDF click on the link below:
http://africawatoto.org.uk /files/feedingprogramme.pdf
“It costs £5 to feed one of the street children for a month” Msizi Africa
To transfer your donation to the UK account use the following bank details:
Reference: Feeding
Bank Name: HSBC
Account Name: Africa Watoto Friends of Grandsons
Account Number: 60037931
Branch Sort Code: 40-02-52
For more information contact Stella Bili at: stella@africawatoto.org.uk
Children's basic needs daily
Every day the center provides food for the children and is hoping to manage to keep them fed for the rest of the year. Grandsons need to purchase beans, dry maize, rice, maize flour, wheat flour, cooking oil, sugar and salt for the children at the rehabilitation center in Mikindani and the rescue center in Kikambala.
To cover all the childrens need daily, each month they need to buy the following quantities:
Beans - 5 Bags (1 bag costs £30)
Maize - 4 Bags (1 bag costs £20)
Rice - 8 Bags (1 bag costs £20)
Maize flour - 17 bundles (1 bundle costs £7)
Wheat flour - 5 bundles (1 bundle costs £9)
Cooking oil - 5 Galons (1 galon costs £22)
Sugar - 3 Bags (1 bag costs £37)
Salt - 1 Bag (1 bag costs £4)
To help buy food for the children click here
If you need more information about the projects email us at stella@africawatoto.org.uk
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