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The Domino Foundation feeds hungry tummies during final exams

Domino's nutrition programme provides high-protein peanut butter sandwich to learners in and around Amanzimtoti.

WITH matric exams in full swing, The Domino Foundation’s nutrition programme ensures learners are given food to sustain them through their long hours of study.

A high-protein peanut butter sandwich is one of the food items provided to schools in and around Amanzimtoti to give learners staying power and the ability to concentrate and retain information.

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Domino’s communications officer, Rowan Phillips, said a 70kg Grade 12 learner burns about 100 calories per hour of studying; their stress hormones speed up their metabolism and the calories burn faster. “The run-up to the apex of a high school career and the gruelling final month in the examination hall are taxing and need fuelling,” he said.

Cheryl Dann, leader of the nutrition team on the South Coast, said they are aware that there are a lot of children in under-served areas who have to battle through a long school day with nothing in their tummies. “Physically, that is very demanding. Mentally and academically, their abilities are impaired significantly,” she said.

Dann said these learners from high schools in Amanzimtoti, Umlazi, Illovu Township and Umgababa, come to school every Saturday to study. “We come alongside them to help meet their increased nutritional needs by supplying them with a protein-rich peanut butter sandwich each study day, sometimes augmenting those with hampers or fruit for their lunch break,” she said.

For more information, or to find out how you can assist, contact Cheryl Dann on 083 201 0554 or at nutritionsouth@domino.org.za

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Britney Edwards

She joined the South Coast Sun as a multimedia journalist in 2022 after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Communication through the IIE Varsity College. She covers a variety of community news; from social events, inspiring stories and sport, to hard news, municipal matters and providing a platform for people to voice their concerns.

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