Such donations will especially help children from disadvantaged backgrounds who depend on the school feeding scheme programme.
LAC is a community-based organisation promoting and educating the community of Kathorus about human rights and protection.
The director of LAC, Papi Papi, said the recent events of looting and property destruction stand to negatively affect many poverty-stricken families, especially children.
“We believe that most of the people who will be affected are children in migration since most of them have parents who are mostly unemployed while some depend on self-employment to survive,” said Papi.
“Food distribution in schools have not achieved the desired goals purely because some of them are managed by people who are not trained to serve the community,” he said.
He said it is from that background that they are requesting the community to help them feed the nation, especially the most vulnerable members in the community.
LAC had an office in Vosloorus, but they moved to Katlehong Resource centre in May this year. Papi explained that the centre can also be used as a distribution point.
He said they will be using their experience of distributing food parcels and identifying the most vulnerable in the community.
LAC caters for at least 180 to 200 children around Kathorus. They assist undocumented children born in SA with school registration and preparations of the relevant paperwork to meet the Lawyers of Human Rights criteria.
“One typical example of families we want to assist is a child-headed family. There is a 17-year-old who is responsible for her siblings. They have a mother who works far from home; hence, she has the responsibility to take care of other children,” Papi explained.
“They all attend school and only get enough money for rent, they cannot afford the food. They struggle more during school holidays because they cannot access the feeding schemes.
“Another example is a family of six. They live in a one-room house, the father is physically challenged and the mother is a recycler. That means if they cannot collect enough recyclables they can only afford maize,” he concluded.
To donate food parcels, visit the drop-off point at Katlehong Resource Centre or contact Papi on 084 846 9267.
