SOCIAL NOURISHMENT: Child hunger drives Free State community to step in when school meals stop

In Nyakallong, Free State, community caregivers at We Care Daycare centre are stepping in to combat severe holiday hunger driven by widespread regional unemployment. The centre, which has been supporting families affected by HIV, orphans and other vulnerable children since 2001, has opened its kitchen doors during school holidays to ensure local children get fed.

With up to 200 children being fed each day during the first week of school break, the caregivers emphasize the importance of providing a meal for children beyond the school term due to high unemployment in Nyakallong. The We Care Daycare centre, funded by the Free State Department of Social Development, provides a variety of food options to children throughout the year, including during the school term and holidays.

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