Africa
Schools in Zimbabwe are still closed – but food gets to the students
Zimbabwe has been under strict Covid lockdown measures, where no movement has been allowed and gatherings of more than 30 people are banned. Travel is limited to essential travel only and schools are closed until further notice.
For anyone else, this would have stopped the final distribution of the highly nutritious porridge meal packs that were purchased to feed over 1,400 students and teachers across 4 schools for 5 months.
However this did not stop the OAT team working in conjunction with the GCF partners at CITW (Children in the Wilderness) and Wild Horizons.
They not only obtained special Police Clearance to travel, but even had a police escort throughout to monitor the distributions.
The food packs have been delivered to the schools and the school leaders then contacted students by grade to come pick up their food packs. Each student is receiving 2 1/2 months of food to ensure they have what they need with school openings so uncertain.
- Porridge being loaded for delivery
- The team of volunteers is ready for the 10 ton challenge
- 10 tons of porridge to be distributed
- Monde Primary School
- Monde received 2800kgs of porridge
- Lesedi Primary School
- At Lesedi the men offloaded and the women counted out the 2100 packages
- Orderly lines as students wait
- Szinda Secondary School
- Headmistress Mrs. Dube of Szinda Secondary School oversees distribution
- Chisuma Primary School
- Chisuma received 3100kgs of porridge
- Each grade was called in separately
- Senior Trip Experience Leader Nosipho Bhebhe (center) assists in distibution