Due to the national lockdown set in place by the President to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, many families are unable to earn an income to feed their families. Some of the worst affected are those that are informally and precariously employed, the elderly and child-headed households. Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners who operate informally are some of the worst affected by the loss of income due to the lockdown.
To respond to the increased levels of food insecurity, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Imbumba Foundation and Kolisi Foundation have partnered on an initiative called #Each1Feed1. The name of the fund is inspired by the old Congress of South African Students (COSAS) mantra “Each one, teach one” and is adopted in honour of OR Tambo.
Last week the initiative distributed 500 food packages in communities in the Eastern Cape. The packages are designed to feed a family of 5 for a month. The initiative intends on supporting families for a minimum of 3 months. Yesterday, the Foundations distributed food packages to support child-headed households in Zandspruit, Johannesburg.
Tomorrow, the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Imbumba Foundation and Kolisi Foundation will be in Makhado, Limpopo, to distribute food packages to support ECD practitioners in Musanda-Mauluma Village and 500 families in Matsila Village. The initiative will also start on a project to provide boreholes to address the water shortage the communities are facing.
Date of Distribution: Monday, 27 April 2020 (Freedom Day)
Venue: District name - Makhado, Matsila Village
Community under the leadership of Chief Matsila of the Matsila Royal House
Address: -23,1986100, 30,2808340
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Musanda-Mauluma Village
Community under the leadership of the Chief Ravele of the Ravele Royal House
Road D3669, No 30013
Programme:
06:30 – Observe protocol with the Chief at Matsila Village
07:00 – Start with the first distribution to 500 families in Makhado Village
09:30 – Head to the next village for second distribution
10:00 – Distribution to ECD practitioners and beneficiaries in Musanda-Mauluma Village
Please note: The media is invited to document and capture interviews before and after the distributions. All media houses will be discouraged from working while food distributions are taking place.
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For media enquiries, please contact Luzuko Koti at LuzukoK@NelsonMandela.org or at +27 (0)82 994 0349.