Needy north residents receive nutritious meals through Good Samaritan’s foundation
“Every meal is a welcome treat for our community as I am sure you know the area is a low-income area,” he said.
Over 700 disadvantaged residents in Wolmer, Pretoria North were treated to a nutritious meal by the Angels of the North Foundation on June 8.
The NPO which was founded in December 2019 as a helping hand in the community and formally registered in 2022, has a feeding scheme that provides meals for over100 people every Saturday.
According to founder Vitesh KP Hurinanthan, the residents were fed chicken casserole with rice.
“Every meal is a welcome treat for our community as I am sure you know the area is a low-income area,” he said.
“This initiative started small but as more people came knocking on my door, I had to come up with other means of providing, such as giving clothing and reading glasses,” said Hurinanthan.
He said the foundation is planning a Family Boeresport Day for the community and also a Toy Run for the children.
“Those plans are in the pipeline but we will communicate full details and the community can look forward to such amazing events.”
Hurinanthan said a few sponsors support the foundation but anyone is welcome to donate.
“Helping others has no limit and it’s important to give because we have been through a lot as a community and showing kindness is the only way this community can be great again.
“Some gatekeep but that’s not how things should be done, let’s work together and uplift each other,” Hurinanthan said.
He said his mission is to set up more foundations in and around Tshwane and help as many people as possible.
“Substance abuse is now getting out of hand in our area because minors are now involved.
“We have a programme where we take those people to rehabilitation centres so they can recover and positively serve the community,” he said.
Hurinanthan explained that the foundation is a fully certified Community Oriented Substance Use Programme trained facility.
“This programme is fully voluntary, meaning the person needing help must come to us, and then we can help.
“We have a few people we are assisting as they approached us for help,” he said.
Hurinanthan said with their cases, most of them are not required to go to rehab as their programme is helping them to quit the habit while still living in the community.
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