PLAYING on an empty stomach will be a thing of the past for 2 000 pre-schoolers in Limpopo thanks to a nutritional feeding programme, which was recently launched in rural villages by Flying for Life and Joint Aid Management South Africa (Jamsa).
Jamsa is a non-profit humanitarian development organisation founded in South Africa and has been expanding its expertise in relief sustainable development in Africa since 1984.
The organisation, which currently assists more than 1,1 million people in Africa and almost 48 000 in South Africa through a highly cost-efficient and effective nutritional feeding programme is helping Africa Help Itself by contributing towards the alleviation of poverty through sustainable development programmes.
The organisation will provide porridge to Fly for Life who will then be responsible for delivering it to over 40 Early Childhood Development centres in villages across Limpopo.
According to Martyn Foot, the Jamsa operations manager, Fly for Life will also complete Jamsa’s monitoring requirements on a monthly basis, while in addition, Jamsa will conduct Body Mass Index measurements on a regular basis to measure the outcomes of the porridge’s nutritional benefits on the children.
“With financial support from KFC Add Hope, Jamsa is now able to reach vulnerable children in Limpopo.
“Our partnership will also be able to improve the nutrition of the children. The expected outcome is improved nutrition security of these children,” Foot said.
