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The Nutrition Bus, a project set up to feed school children in the Matabeleland area of Zimbabwe has officially been launched.
Zimbabwe is currently in the grips of a catastrophic drought, poor rainfalls are predicted for the next two years and already children are going hungry. Some cannot concentrate at school, some have to walk up to 18km to school, they become too weak to do this.
The Nutrition Bus aims to address this issue by providing food for school children. For $6, one child can be fed for a month – including all logistics and administrative support. This also includes collecting academic and health indicators to monitor the progress of each child once they are benefiting from good nutrition. Less than the cost of a pizza.
Partnering with a local NGO in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), Hope for a Child in Christ (HOCIC) and e’Pap Zimbabwe, the food chosen to feed to the children, The Nutrition Bus will initially support two schools in the Matabeleland North area, Zimdabule and Maqaqeni primary schools.
The Nutrition Bus are seeking funding from individuals and also on a corporate level to support the project. They also offer twinning for Schools and Communities.
“After months of work setting up the Nutrition Bus, we are delighted to the Provincial Education Director for Matabeleland North has selected two of the most needy schools in the district for us to work with. By partnering with e’Pap and HOCIC, we have a transparent business modal with an excellent food product to feed the children. The launch of the project could not have come at a more desperate time’ Lenore Dudman, The Nutrition Bus.
“The severity of the situation in Zimbabwe cannot be underestimated, every day we see the effects of the drought and will continue to see this for years to come. The work of the Nutrition Bus helps alleviate this for some of the worst affected of our schools. We are delighted to support the Nutrition Bus”. Shelly Lasker, e’Pap Zimbabwe
About The Nutrition Bus
Launched in January 2016, the Nutrition Bus is a project set up to feed School Children in the Matabeleland district of Zimbabwe. $6 a month will feed one child, including all administrative and logistical costs.
+263 774 974 481
About HOCIC.
Hope for a Child in Christ (HOCIC) is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) founded in 1995 and registered as a Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) in 1999.
A child-centered organization operating in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe, working with children living in difficult circumstances, HOCIC offers Psychosocial Support directly and indirectly through volunteers and caregivers.
+263-9-88 5 871
About e’Pap
e'Pap is a pre cooked fortified food that uses state of the art nutritional chemistry and delivers in a food portion 29 nutrients in a bio-available form. A porridge that is prepared by mixing directly with drinking water, no cooking is required, thus negating the need for firewood. If cooked, the nutrients are damaged and the porridge less effective. It is certainly not a medicine.
e'Pap is used across the African continent where up to 2 million food portions a month are consumed. It is used in many programs from HIV support to crèche and school feeding and company wellness programs.
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