GOOD NUTRITION SAVES COMPANIES MONEY!

Many companies in Zimbabwe are now benefiting from e'Pap with their staff enjoying the product every day. All companies are registering improved productivity, decreased absenteeism and less work related mistakes. In this video Mr Masvina, head of safety and health at Kango division of Treger Products put the staff on e'Pap some time ago and has collected data for all that time to prove that providing effective nutrition saves companies money.  

JustGiving Appeal to Support Hungry Children in Zimbabwe

Thanks to the wonderful work from the people at Zane - Zimbabwe a National Emergency we are now able to roll out a programme to help support the children of Matabeleland, victims of the current drought and hunger plaguing the country. 

Please help us to help the children through The Nutrition Bus , HocicZimbabwe and Zane.

Please help us to help these children, your donation no matter how small will go a long way. It is just an easy click away. Please share with all you know. 

The campaign is now live and launched, just click on this link to find the Nutrition Bus fund raiser on JustGiving 

Thanks to you all.

WHY e’Pap MAKES ME SMILE

Usually I don’t tend to walk in customers, but today I had to as I was on my own in the shop.  A gentle, unassuming man in security guard uniform stood outside the gate peering in, but seemed too shy to enter.  I welcomed him into the shop.  He was there to find out how much e’Pap costs.  He was 50c short for a packet so I started to dig, in my normal fashion. 

His 5 year old daughter needs surgery, but because she is underweight cannot have it.  He was told at his local clinic that e’Pap would help her to gain healthy weight. 

As always my curiosity got the best of me and I had to know exactly what kind of surgery she needs.  She has a cleft palate.  A cruel, but eminently fixable condition.

The world works in strange ways… through my work at KingGeorge VI Centre for children living with disabilities, I was recently sent information about an incredible team from the United States, “Operation of Hope” who provide “life-changingsurgical care, healthcare & medical training programs in under-served areasof the world through international collaboration among medical &non-medical volunteers”.  They are coming in May to screen and schedule cleft palate surgeries, right here in Bulawayo.

This unassuming father was amazed at the news and a little embarrassed at his emotional response.  We immediately emailed the organisation and within a couple of hours had an answer, she is going to be screened at Mpilo hospital to assess her condition and hopefully be eligible to get the amazing help offered by these phenomenal doctors from very far away.

Now we have to get her weight up to help her cope with the trauma of surgery. 

Watch this space as her story unfolds.

I have been pretty grumpy with my staff away, but thank goodness for my daughter who has stepped in to help.  But if they weren’t away, I would never have heard this story and been able to give this poor man some good news for once.

And please don’t worry, she will be getting all the e’Pap she needs to get her strong and healthy!

THE NUTRITION BUS

iT'S UP AND lIVE

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

 Further information:  Lenore Dudman.  info@thenutritionbus.com.  +263 774 974 481

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. 

www.thenutritionbus.com 

info@thenutritionbus.com

+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.

www.hocic-zim.org. 

+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.

www.epapzimbabwe.blogspot.com