Mangosi care for the disabled and vulnerable

Members of Mangosi community feeding scheme in Kempton Park dedicated their time to make more than 100 meals weekly to ensure that the needy do not go to bed hungry.

The feeding scheme members stepped up on Heritage Day to help the needy in Tembisa.

Founder Mavis Mavundla explained that the feeding scheme was started as an outreach programme for homeless individuals living around Kempton Park with a specific focus on women, children and people living with disabilities.

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“The pandemic has burdened us with a responsibility to love. We also saw the increase in domestic violence which leads to more children running away, and women being out on the street,” said Mavundla.

“We need to stand up like other frontline workers and love one another and be each other’s support structure. The most painful part of Covid-19 was the limitations to meet our homeless recipients and when the restrictions were finally lifted we found that the number of people in need, due to economic factors, had doubled.

“We donate food parcels every Wednesdays and Thursday. On Wednesdays we give to homeless individuals living in the parks and other temporary shelters.

“On Thursdays we give to visually impaired organisations where all visually impaired individuals and those living with other disabilities come in to receive food parcels.

“Our main challenges are the increase in the number of food parcel recipients for our park programme and visually disabled programme.

“We have six bachelor flats where we will be accommodating victims of abuse, and we will need assistance for daily supplies and food for the victims.

“Any help will be appreciated to change lives.”

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