School Feeding Scheme Efforts:
Providing Meals to Hungry Learners
Many of Walmer's adolescents are lucky to eat just one meal a day, and oftentimes that meal is the one they get at school. Currently, about 300 students are provided with a balanced lunch each day at Walmer High School, but only on one of the five school days does that meal include meat or another form of protein. And unfortunately, many more students are in need of a free meal than the school can afford to feed. (Pictured to left: Volunteer SisTini giving students lunch of samp and beans)
All students at Walmer High are made aware of the current feeding program and are advised to inform their classroom teacher of their need to participate. Mrs. Ngqakaza then investigates the situation and obtains parental confirmation before enrolling a child in the feeding program. Students who partake in the feeding program at their primary school are automatically transferred into the program here when they begin grade 8.
Currently, Pick & Pay in King's Court provides the school with bread and vegetables once a week, Al Fidaa donates soup and samp, and St. John's Church contributes corn meal or mealies. However, a successful feeding scheme involves not only food, but gas and electricity with which to cook that food. While the school currently has a small stove, several plates, and utensils, it does not have a fund with which to pay its township volunteers their promised stipend. In washing, preparing, and serving 300 meals, as well as cleaning up afterward, those volunteers work just as many hours as the educators do, and with no pay.
All students at Walmer High are made aware of the current feeding program and are advised to inform their classroom teacher of their need to participate. Mrs. Ngqakaza then investigates the situation and obtains parental confirmation before enrolling a child in the feeding program. Students who partake in the feeding program at their primary school are automatically transferred into the program here when they begin grade 8.
Currently, Pick & Pay in King's Court provides the school with bread and vegetables once a week, Al Fidaa donates soup and samp, and St. John's Church contributes corn meal or mealies. However, a successful feeding scheme involves not only food, but gas and electricity with which to cook that food. While the school currently has a small stove, several plates, and utensils, it does not have a fund with which to pay its township volunteers their promised stipend. In washing, preparing, and serving 300 meals, as well as cleaning up afterward, those volunteers work just as many hours as the educators do, and with no pay.
 SisTini's Meal Preparation Area |
 SisTini's Stove |
In addition, the volunteers maintain a vegetable garden that was originally sponsored by Olive Leaf Foundation (see picture to right). In effort to promote the school's feeding scheme efforts by giving Walmer High School a means through which to be self-providing of vegetables, Olive Leaf provided the school with the seeds and tools it would need to take care of a garden.
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The school administration board has a list of needy students to monitor and tries to accommodate as many learners as it can into its meal program. It also documents academic and attendance records to use in evaluating the current feeding scheme.
If you or a organization you know might be willing to help, please contact Mrs. Ngqakaza at Walmer High School by calling +27(0)41-581-1075.
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The school administration board has a list of needy students to monitor and tries to accommodate as many learners as it can into its meal program. It also documents academic and attendance records to use in evaluating the current feeding scheme.
If you or a organization you know might be willing to help, please contact Mrs. Ngqakaza at Walmer High School by calling +27(0)41-581-1075.
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