FOOD
Loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to higher levels of food insecurity in South Africa.*
*MAY 20, 2020 REPORT FROM STATS SA
The distribution of food parcels has been at the heart of
Arm in Arm’s services since our beginning in 2000
With food parcels providing a relief in their budgets, parents can redirect their expenses to utilities, school tuition and uniform costs.
Meanwhile children can concentrate on school work without the distraction of hunger.
In addition, AIAIA funds food for Unakho Orphanage in Barcelona, a township near Cape Town which is home to 40 children.
Arm In Arm In Africa purchases and distributes locally sourced food parcels quarterly to residents in Gugulethu (a Township near Cape Town) and in the Eastern Transkei region, Malungeni and Sowetho. Food parcels contain essential ingredients to prepare family meals: cooking oil, flour, sugar, rice, beans, samp (a local grain) and frozen chicken.
The recipients assist in determining which households are most in need while AIAIA Board members in South Africa, Olga Xapile and Spiwo Xapile, oversee and track the distribution of food.
Malungeni
Malungeni, a rural area in the Eastern Cape of South Africa is challenged with limited employment opportunities, inadequate transportation and education. The resulting poverty makes it difficult for people to adequately feed their families.
Gugulethu
The Arm In Arm In Africa delegation has been traveling annually to the townships near Cape Town, South Africa since 2000, partnering with the JL Zwane Center, a Presbyterian Community in the Gugulethu, population 360,000.
Tender Loving Care Orphanage
Tender Loving Care Orphanage home is a small orphanage in the township of Barcelona near Cape Town, South Africa is home to 32 children ranging in age from 3 to 19.
Sowetho
The informal settlement of SOWETHO is a community that faces major challenges on a daily basis. The men, women, and children of Itipini reside in extremely sub-standard housing, located in an environment that provides little, to no human services.