{"id":5734,"date":"2012-01-27T11:21:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/?p=5734"},"modified":"2013-02-27T09:33:28","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T09:33:28","slug":"school-feeding-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/2012\/school-feeding-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"School Feeding Programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alfred is not an orphan but his parents are seperated and have very little income. He attends school and\u00a0makes clothes to generate some money.\u00a0During my last visit\u00a0to Mukuni Village<\/a> I was horrified to learn that\u00a0Alfred had attempted to commit suicide. When\u00a0<\/em>I was asked to counsel him I was unsure of how to approach the matter. I got a run down from his teacher and learnt\u00a0that he was very intelligent and hard working. When I met this fine young man I let him explain what happened. He told me that he had helped with the housework, prepared supper for the family but had to go away for a couple of hours. When he returned, feeling very hungry after not eating since early morning, he was horrified to find that all the food had been eaten by his family. After an argument with his brother, feeling weak and deprived he went into the bushes and attempted\u00a0to end his life.\u00a0Miraculously he was found before it was too late.<\/p>\n

\"School

School Feeding Programs: Albert earning a sustainable income<\/p><\/div>\n

When we hear of a young person in the west taking a life it is most likely to be fuelled by drug\u00a0or alcohol abuse or perhaps bullying at school, but not from hunger. For these rural communites in Zambia hunger goes hand in hand with poverty and our aim is to address the situation at all the schools we support. Sustainable feeding programs are a long-term solution. For the past five years Cunninghams<\/a> have provided funds for 350 vulnerable children to receive a daily nutritional meal at Mukuni<\/a>.\u00a0Many of these children have to walk several miles to school to commence lessons at 7am followed by an afternoon of activities.\u00a0This feeding programme<\/a> has helped to improve the health, concentration and stamina of\u00a0numerous school pupils.<\/p>\n

\"Kamwi

Kamwi Basic School feeding programme<\/p><\/div>\n

Without sponsorship we are unable to offer such programmes in other schools, though\u00a0we do provide seeds for several schools to grow produce to supplement their diet. October to March is the rainy season in Zambia<\/a> therefore it is vital to plant as much maize as possible to provide food for the dry season. The daily porridge from the World Food Program<\/a> is intermittent and\u00a0insufficient\u00a0\u00a0for three school terms. Education is the key to overcoming problems of hunger. As for Albert, though he is not\u00a0an orphan he is vulnerable, and has been added to our orphan sponsorship programme<\/a> and will\u00a0be given funds to develop his sewing business to create sustainability for himself and his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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