Youth praised for feeding Diepsloot community
DIEPSLOOT– The co-founder of Ikemeleng Soup Kitchen, Khomotso Mohale has appealed to corporates and the business community to lend a helping hand by donating groceries for the soup kitchen.
A 68-year-old senior citizen who lives alone, Princess Dlamini, has praised founders of the local soup kitchen for their efforts to feed the poor every day.
Dlamini, who receives two meals daily from Ikemeleng Soup Kitchen, said she had found herself at home with ‘granddaughters and grandsons’ who take care of her every day. “I have found myself a new home in Ikemeleng Soup Kitchen. As an elderly person with some limitations due to health complications, I sometimes find it difficult to cook every day,” Dlamini said.
“When I heard that there were young people feeding the needy last year amid the Covid-19 lockdown, I came to the kitchen. This place has become a home to me. I receive two meals every day and use cooking time to do other house chores.”
Unemployed mother of two, Ntswaki Maake said things have been hard for her family since lockdown regulations were introduced. She said, “I’m one of the people who have benefitted the most since this soup kitchen was started last year. Things have been extremely difficult for me as an unemployed single mother of two.
“Lockdown made things more difficult for me and my children. Now I know that my children can now go to bed with something in their stomachs
The co-founder of Ikemeleng Soup Kitchen, Khomotso Mohale appealed to corporates and business community to lend a helping hand by donating groceries for the soup kitchen. He said, “We started this soup kitchen to feed the needy after witnessing the plights of many people, especially the unemployed mothers who had nothing to give to their children during the hard lockdown last year. However, we’ve also decided to help beneficiaries with necessary skills to put food on the table.”
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