IT seems KFC was not lying when it said your R2 goes a long way.
This as Monica Kekana (66), a gogo from Diepsloot in the north of Jozi who turned her three-bedroom home into a creche, received a much-needed help.
On Monday, 16 October, eight boxes filled with rice and soya meal packets were delivered to Monica’s door step to help feed the 40 children who are part of her creche, Tangani Early Childhood Centre.
This parcel handout was made possible through the fast food restaurant’s Add Hope programme in partnership with an NGO, Rise Against Hunger, ahead of World Food Day celebrated on Monday, 16 October.
Rise Against Hunger Africa's national operations manager Ntuthuko Dube told Daily Sun people take food for granted because it's something they know they'll always have.
"But for others, this luxury does not exist," he said.
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He said coming together with the restaurant not only helped put food on the table but played a part in addressing the issue of malnutrition in the community of Diepsloot.
He said while many have the luxury to afford food, it's always important to look within the community and see how one can lend a helping hand because many children depend on the meal they eat from the creche they go to.
Gogo Monica started the creche in 2006 alongside her granddaughter, Mina Kekana (29), after leaving her full-time job at a hotel in Bryanston to open a schooling space for kids between one and six years old.
Her dream was sparked when she saw a youngster being knocked down by a car. After that day she relaised that many kids roam the street putting their own life's in danger. Her solution to this was to put them in a school.
The gogo said she was grateful for the help she received from the NGO and the fast-food restaurant.
Andra Nels, the marketing manager at the restaurant, said Add Hope continues to increase its reach and scale through additional relief feeding efforts, with the goal of providing 500 million meals by 2030.
Andre further emphasised that no child should go to bed hungry or be deprived of a good education, adding that this could only happen if government supports such initiatives.
