Educate & feed 300 children in Swaziland!

“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other –not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future” Nelson Mandela.

Together, we faced a truly unprecedented situation. The global coronavirus pandemic has reminded us of all of our common humanity. It has been affecting all of our families, our businesses, our communities, and our way of life.

The needs of the children and communities that we support have grown as the economic impact of COVID has worsened. In a country with the third-highest youth unemployment in the world, many lost their jobs yet they have to continue living and supporting their families. Those on the brink of poverty, especially children, are affected the worst. Through your support via GlobalGiving we continue to feed more than 300 children daily through the soup kitchens at the 8 Neighborhood Care Points (NCP) we run.

These children get to benefit two wholesome meals a day prepared by the cooks at our NCP soup kitchens. With the funds through GlobalGiving we buy Rice, Beans, Sugar, Salt, Vegetables, Cooking Oil, Chicken Soup, and Spices. These groceries are complimented with a highly nutritious supplement called epap supplied to us by one of our long-standing partner Eswatini Charitable Trust. We received 50 bales which are shared amongst the NCP’S and the community. These we distribute to families in the community that are in extreme poverty and terminally ill and elderly.

It is really good to see signs of things getting back to pre-COVID levels. Children are back to school and we have started receiving international volunteers again. We are able to fully commit ourselves by continuing to help less privileged children with their homework through our homework club program. We also help them with their English and Maths skills, this is done with the help of volunteers.

We would like to take this opportunity to send out our hearts to everyone who has been impacted by the virus, either directly or indirectly. All of your continued support is hugely appreciated.

THANK YOU!

We have come to the end of yet another challenging year. Hopes were high after the vaccine roll out and people vaccinated in numbers including the All Out Africa staff and the support staff we work with in the communities. We had hoped that by now the whole pandemic catastrophe would be in the past but with the new variant (Omicron) it looks like we still need to be patient until it has been eradicated.

With your support during these challenging times, we were able to reach out to the 10 most vulnerable families who received 10 kg Rice, 5 kg Beans, 3kg Sugar, 5kg Chick pieces, Bar of Soap, 2L Cooking Oil and 1kg Salt.  The food parcels were also complimented with packets of nutritional supplements called EPAP supplied to us by Eswatini Charitable Trust who are our long standing local partners.

Although schools have been closed due to the political unrest in the country, All Out Africa continued to support orphaned and vulnerable children at the NCPs with nutritional meals. Through your continued support, all the 8 NCP’s received 10kg rice, 10kg beans, 2l cooking oil, 5kg sugar, Soup, salt, and soap and 300 less fortunate children got to benefit. Nothing could stop us from hosting the annual Christmas parties for these less fortunate children. They were treated to Rice, chicken stew or fried chicken, beetroot and butternut, juice as well as cake. Without your support we would not be able to do what we do.  Nothing can stop us from trying to alleviate poverty as well as providing Early Childhood Education to children who might have never got the chance to be in a classroom or even hold a crayon. Your support is very much appreciated. Wishing you all Happy Holidays!

SIYABONGA KAKHULU!