Feeding Children and Families

Return to School

Finally, after a 2-year lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic,  public schools in Cabo Mexico reopen with the exception of schools that were vandalized during the pandemic.  This is the case of one of the schools where Sarahuaro has a kitchen to feed school children. Although Sarahuaro hasn't stopped feeding children beneficiaries that belong to this school.   Fortunately one of the schools reopen for face-to-face education and Sarahuaro is feeding children at the school under the student's attendance calendar the school incorporated, and with the new classes, strategies to avoid contagions.

Children's school time experience has changed.  Not only is about to wear a mask the whole day during school time but also they are not allowed to play with each other and the way school makes sure that, is by not letting them have a school break. There are no more school breaks as it just to be.  Children are only allowed to have a 15 minutes break for lunch only, and they have to sit and be spread in the school eating in different spots and as much separated as possible.    

The return to face-to-face classes is not mandatory.  Parents have the right to decide to send their children to school or keep education through the use of whats app communication with teachers.

 However, Sarahuaro hasn't stopped feeding children during the pandemic 

Every day a mom, a grandmother, an aunt, an older sister, or a neighbor pick up food for their children at one of Sarahuaro´s food distribution sites.  It has been 18 months since the contingency started and children have been taking classes from home.  The only source of communication with the school teacher has been the cell phone, WhatsApp messages. The teacher sends homework to parents and helps children to solve the homework that is sent to the teacher every week.  It was established that the date to come back to school in Cabo was September 13, but not all schools in this region of Mexico are ready to open school doors.  The schools have been vandalized during the pandemic and need to fix the damage that has to do mainly to do with water and electricity.  

While mothers and children are desperate to come back to school, another concern hunt their minds worrying for their kids to be exposed to the COVID-19 virus when that happens. During school time Sarahuaro operates its kitchens with dining areas inside the school. When school opens Sarahuaro will feed the children in the dining area under the strict pandemic protocol. 

New beneficiaries, as well as mothers of first graders, are approaching Sarahuaro and they are being registered in the Feeding program, which has been operating in elementary school for 8 years. Even though these unfortunate circumstances still going on, Sarahuaro´s has kept its feeding program strong and the children and families get one healthy meal a day.  Gratefulness is showed in their faces thanks to your kind donations!