Our e'Pap feeding scheme EXPANDS !!

Many of you are already familiar with my vision to set up a feeding scheme  through following my blog : Siphucule.blogspot.com  For those of you that aren't this is what I wrote in September last year :

"I was very very very excited to discover a fabulous porridge , E'Pap, which is used extensively in feeding schemes through out the country and across our borders. I was so humbled to discover such amazing people out there..E'pap was developed by a wonderfully caring scientist in Gauteng (Basil Kransdorff) in his bid to alleviate starvation and malnutrition in our country. I have already introduced it to the school and am pleased to announce that Siphucule is the very first school in this area initiate it ! It has been very well received..it is so easy to prepare..just add warm water ! No cooking..no milk added..no sugar added and only 2 tablespoons of powder is enough to meet ALL the nutritional needs of a little one for the day . Best of all..it is DELICIOUS and very filling  . A packet of  E'Pap costs only R13.50 and is enough to feed 20 kids..so our school needs 4 packets a day which equates to just over R1000.00 a month ! I would LOVE sponsors for this scheme ..I already have 2 stop orders which covers a week . I am determined to get a full on feeding scheme going to provide a nourishing meal to ALL the little impoverished hungry kids in our area , not just Siphucule. It is heart breaking to discover how many go to school hungry ! A commitment of a very small amount of money each month would make the world of difference . A beautiful soul in Richards Bay..Sarah.. has very admirably given up smoking and has committed the amount that she would have spent on cigs a month to my E'Pap scheme !! Sarah ..you are FABULOUS !!! I am so proud of you! "

Well ..I am very happy and proud to report that the e'Pap fund has survived ( thanks to my 3 loyal monthly providers ♥ )  and has been able to provide enough e'Pap to feed all the little ones at Siphucule (i.e 75 at any one time!) for the last 6 months PLUS it has now EXPANDED to embrace 2 more impoverished little schools !!! (This is all thanks to the wonderful donations around Christmas time when so many people donated to the fund in lieu of gifts .)
 The new schools which we have been supplying for the last 2 months are Masiphumelele Preschool with 57 little ones aged from about 9 months to 5 years old . This school receives absolutely no government support or grants from anyone apart from the paltry "school fees" of R50.00 per month . The children are given 2 meals a day and snacks when finances allow . The adults supervising the children are all volunteers and receive no remuneration for their efforts at all. The school is housed in a ramshackle corrugated iron shanty (which is also used as a church !) and they have very little ..but it is clean and happy ! Needless to say a nutritious delicious breakfast every morning is a wonderful addition and is SO gratefully received.

Breakfast time at Masiphumelele !

Noniwe looks after her little charges !

I think she likes it !!!

Sam..a lovely volunteer !

The other school is Sinakho which has 17 little ones.. it is much smaller and operates in a little township house owned by a very generous soul called Bessie . This is also run solely by volunteers and I find it so humbling that these caring lovely people give of their time and love so freely !They also have so little in the way of equipment but still manage to feed their little ones every day !

Sinakho Pre- school

Waiting for their e'Pap !

Vivian..another amazing carer (and cook !)

So ..all in all the fund is now feeding about 150 kids every day . It is so good to know that the "hidden hunger" that Basil talks about is being addressed and that the food that they are receiving is packed with nutrients !
 I really want to grow the fund and my vision is to provide e'Pap to all the hungry little ones living in our area (there are so many it is quite daunting !) To be able to do this I really need your help !! I ask that you spread the word for me and link my blog to where-ever you think it needs to be . A one-off donation is always received with much love and gratitude , but a small monthly commitment reassures me that I will have enough to pay for that month's e'Pap ! Please be assured that every single cent received will go straight into feeding our youngsters! 
Although I always refer to it as my e'Pap Fund we are now officially called The Sunshine Coast Feeding Fund and have our very own bank account !  Account details are:
Bank : FNB
Account name : Sunshine Coast Feeding Fund
Branch Name : Port Alfred
Branch code: 210917
Account Number : 62349138900
Please read up about e'Pap and the wonderful work that Basil does here www.epap.co.za  . I am also linking Shelly's website www.epapfeeding.co.za.  Shelly does amazing work in the Garden Route and is now feeding over 4000 school children a day !!  ..what an inspiration she is ..every time I feel it is all "too hard" I log onto her web-site for the courage to persevere  and know that if she can do it..SO CAN WE !!!
Thank-you again, from the bottom of my heart, to all those that provide me with unfailing love and support ..you are amazing !!! 
With love,
Kay