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Food Parcels for Child-Headed Households

Food Parcels for Child-Headed Households
Location: PORT SHEPSTONE, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Category: Health
Published: 31 October 2007
Progress:
100% funded
   
Rating:
28 Ratings
The sincere wish of South Coast Hospice is to provide food parcels to the many terminally ill patients and their families that live in impoverished and deeply rural areas within the UGU District of KwaZulu-Natal, the area that we serve. The month of December is always especially difficult for these families and our greatest wish would be to provide them with some basic food items. Included in our programmes are children that are affected and infected by HIV/AIDS. Further, many of the households are child-headed. These children are not only battling with severe living conditions, i.e. no electricity and water, and extreme hunger, but bear the emotional and financial responsibility of looking after younger siblings. These children, who may be as young as ten, may even be the primary caregiver to a terminally ill patient. We would love to offer them some little joy, this being in the form of food parcels, which are always very gladly accepted and appreciated. Light up your life today by donating to this project and know that you are making some child SMILE.

Completed (1):

  • 200 food parcels

    One for 10.57 Euro. • Published 31 October 2007
    December is upon us: a time of joy, reflection on a good year surrounded by loved ones, & tables laden with good food. With your kind donation we can give food parcels to child-headed households & terminally ill patients to make their lives better.

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  • Food parcels for child-headed households

    by Fiona M., posted 8 months ago

    HELLO EVERYBODY ! Please take the time to read further…

    We are now well and truly into the New Year 2008 and I, on behalf of South Coast Hospice, wish all the people of betterplace success and happiness in the year ahead; let us hope that we can

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  • Paula M.

    Paula M.

    42/F • Berlin, Germany

    As a South African I am aware of the phenomenon that has developed as a result of Aids in SA. Children becoming heads of households is virtually incomprehensible to most people living in western europe. I support this project whole heartedly in making the lives of these children that tiny bit more bearable.

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  • Plazes AG
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