Our largest beneficiary in Knysna, the e’Pap Children’s Feeding Project, reported last year that ‘this year was a year of relentless change. Happily with the support of our donors, volunteers and our partners, our project has not only survived, but has thrived….Let’s start with the heart of the project – the feeding of pre-school children in George, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. It is clear that the strong relationships between the volunteers and their schools are alive and well. In each of these areas our volunteers and partners have ensured that the feeding has continued month after month.” We are sure that the e’Pap Children’s Feeding Project will go from strength to strength this year, it’s 20th year of serving the children of the Garden Route!
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Missionvale Care Centre near Port Elizabeth was founded thirty years ago by the inspirational Sister Ethel (second from right) and is an oasis in a desert of huge need. The GRCT funds e’Pap and midday sandwiches for the children at the primary school there. Unemployment in the area is now estimated at a staggering 80%, so there is huge need.
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Walmer Township near Port Elizabeth – John Masiza Primary School and St Augustine’s Pre-school pictured. There is unquestionably a huge need for good nutrition for South African children such as these. We see time and again the significant benefits of the e’Pap projects. On one of the walls of the Missionvale Care Centre (also near Port Elizabeth) there is written: “I may be only one person but I can be one person who makes a difference.” This applies to each supporter who helps these projects to happen and also be sustained.
Shelley Godsell, who heads up our main beneficiary the e’Pap Children’s Feeding Project, reports on the admirable teamwork happening in Knysna and […]