Unity of Communities through Feeding Schemes
Freedom Day, 27th April 2020
This year’s theme
‘Solidarity and Triumph of the Human Spirit in these Challenging Times’
Since the nationwide lockdown in South Africa, which started on March 26th 2020, government, municipalities, many organizations, and individuals have implemented Nutritional Feeding schemes.
The CWBR, in collaboration with Athénée Action Humanitaire, is working with local partners, who assist local organizations and individual Nutritional Food Programmes and Health and Sanitation Awareness in the Cape Winelands that reach out and aids communities.
The worldwide pandemic caused by COVID-19, with its obvious challenges, has also created a space for growth in unity, amongst all communities.
The challenging yet interesting times we are in has revealed many selfless individuals within communities, who together, with a common interest, have existing initiatives to feed children, single parents, elderly, and the disabled. Now also feed recently unemployed, whether temporarily or permanently.
Each individual drawing from their own strength contribute in different ways such as donating cooking facilities, items, groceries, cooking the meals, or hand out the food and run the feeding points.
The CWBR Food Garden is looked after by the core team and local volunteers. Thousands of seeds and seedlings planted in the last months will contribute to the Nutritional Food Programme as we are in it for the long-haul. Among these are kale, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, beans, spinach, root vegetables, and herbs.
Through the Feeding Schemes, with all the different elements involved and ego put aside, working together for a good cause toward the common good has shown to be a great initiative in uniting communities.
