Thank you Global Vision International Charitable Trust

Global Vision International Charitable Trust in line with their mission to, "To inspire and equip young people with the tools and skills to realise their highest potential" is providing much needed support to The Stonehills Wildlife Sanctuary to grow their e'Pap programme, one which we blogged about previously. 

Part of what GVI does is that once they receive at least £250, they then arrange for e'Pap to be purchased by Stonehills for the desperately needy children at Marula School.  As GVI is a British registered charity, donations that are for restricted funds (specific projects like the appeal to assist Marula school) are spent only on that project.

We are appealing to you to think about giving to this well run and accountable project.  To do so, go to the Global Giving website at this link. http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/help-feed-hungy-children-in-zimbabwe/

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

Almost 3000 pupils in Matabeleland South province dropped out of school in 2013 due to hunger. Marula School presently has 380 pupils, the majority of them day scholars from disadvantaged homes. 50 scholars are particularly needy - many are AIDS orphans. There is very little employment other than farm labouring in the area and low rainfall. Despite being a Government school, they receive no State assistance. The cost of living continues to soar in this country and is predicted to get much worse.

How will this project solve this problem?

The Stone Hills Wildlife Sanctury is based 4.5km from Marula school and have been supporting the school for the past 10 years. This project will help them supply e'pap to at least 50 of the most disadvantaged day scholars - many who have lost one or both parents from AIDS - if not all students. These children get very little to eat at home and depend on the e'Pap for their daily vitamin and mineral intake.

Potential Long Term Impact

Our long-term objectives are to give all the day scholars e-pap every day of the year (including holidays) - we have pinpointed only 50 of them, but all the diet of all the rest is also deficient. Most of them receive only one meal a day at home in the evenings, and they must find it hard to concentrate on school work as a result, or walk the often long distances to school and back.Three little ones who live further down the Mangwe Road, make a round trip daily of 16km!