Msizi Africa gives undernourished children in Africa access to nutritious food. Whether they’re in orphanages, child headed households or on the street, we ensure they receive healthy, balanced meals every day. This complements the wider work of our project partners who aim to improve the lives of the children in their care through education, vocational opportunities, and rehabilitation. DfDD ensures that we are able to feed all of our children so they get the most out of life, like those whose stories are told below – you cannot work with a hungry child.
Case Study 1
Mamashoeshoe, a little girl of three, was neglected by her mother. She went hungry and wasn’t enrolled in school so she was undernourished and isolated. Her mother branded her with hot pieces of metal, scarring her permanently. The Police were alerted by a lady in the village and they arrested Mamashoeshoe’s mother. The Police took the little girl to safety at our orphanage where she would be safe. Mamashoeshoe is now seven and the care she receives – thanks to funds from DfDD – is exceptional. She gets nutritious food and attends school; she is safe and she is loved. When she arrived, she was withdrawn and scared of everything, she didn’t speak to the other children and sat alone all day. Just a few months later, she was charging around, shrieking loudly, bossing the younger children around – there’s never a quiet moment when she’s around!
Case Study 2 
People never realise just how cold it can be in Africa in the winter. Days are bitterly cold with temperatures as low as five degrees. Night time is a battle for children to stay warm in sub zero temperatures. They live in substandard accommodation letting in freezing drafts and they don’t have enough blankets and clothing to keep them warm. DfDD enables us to support many orphans who live alone or with younger siblings – we repair their homes to make sure they are insulated and provide them with blankets and jackets to help them through the winter. These orphans were also hungry – suffering particularly in winter where warming food is all the more essential. They depended on well meaning neighbours to give them food, but some days their neighbours just couldn’t stretch their resources any further and they would go hungry. We asked their neighbours if they had food all the time, would they cook it for orphans every day – they said yes. Children walk miles to a metal shack for maize meal at these 11 feeding programme supported by DfDD. For most, it is the only food they will get – they are orphans with nobody to care for them. It’s a long walk, but it’s a lifesaver.
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