Operation Hunger continues their feeding scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown through their new #feedafamily campaign, and Benoni is one of the participating areas.
The NPO monthly feeding scheme provides for 5 000 families in 43 communities across eight provinces.
“Our monthly feeding scheme which provides for roughly 5 000 families is under immense pressure due to various challenges of the Covid-19 epidemic,” said Clement Summerton, national project development manager.
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The Operation Hunger feeding scheme has 43 distribution points in deeply rural areas and sprawling informal settlements with little or no basic services. Operation Hunger has the infrastructure in place to help thousands of additional families, which is why they have launched the #feedafamily campaign.
According to the www.onelovesa.com website, some shelters in Benoni are part of OH’s initiative.
The Operation Hunger #feedafamily campaign enables anyone to donate from R200 on the Operation Hunger website (www.operationhunger.org.za) towards a food and sanitising pack for a vulnerable family.
Once a donation is received, dry bulk foods, tinned foods and sanitary items are purchased and packed at a local supermarket.
With the help of volunteers, the packs are distributed to beneficiaries identified by local relief committees. Each beneficiary will sign on receipt of the food parcel.
“We have added sanitising products to our traditional food parcel and placed a big emphasis on flattening the curve,” Summerton explained.
“It is a difficult balancing the act of feeding the country and fighting Covid-19, but our volunteers and staff have been nothing short of amazing.”
At the time of writing this article, the #feedafamily campaign is just 24 hours old (April 2) and has raised R37 000, which will provide an additional 185 families with food parcels.
“We are calling on the public to help us feed 10 000 additional families.”
Established in 1980, Operation Hunger has a history of positive action in the fight against malnutrition in South Africa. The organisation has reached over 2.4 million beneficiaries and is ramping up its fund-raising efforts to help the vulnerable during the Covid-19 epidemic.
Anyone interested in getting involved can visit the Operation Hunger website (www.operationhunger.org.za).
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