VP visits Hoachanas garden project to assess needs
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Vice President Lucia Witbooi paid a courtesy visit to the Hoachanas Children’s Fund yesterday, including the youth-led community garden that supplies fresh produce to various soup kitchens in the area.
The visit aimed to familiarise her with the project and assess its needs, given the ongoing water shortage in the area that has nearly crippled the vital food security project.
“The situation has become unbearable. Our backyard gardens are dying, threatening the food security and livelihoods of many families,” said community leader and HCF coordinator Kenneth Rheent recently.
The project participants called on the public to help raise awareness and pressure authorities to act.
"The people of Hoachanas deserve water, dignity and attention before the situation worsens further,” Rheent said.
The project is community-driven and has transformed lives by improving nutrition and creating sustainable livelihoods. Over the past four years, it has ensured that no cases of child malnutrition were recorded in the community.
Through over 200 backyard gardens, families have grown their own vegetables, reduced their reliance on food aid and improved household nutrition. The project also supports 18 soup kitchens, which provide daily meals to hundreds of children.
- Aurelia Afrikaner / ELIZABETH KHEIBES
The visit aimed to familiarise her with the project and assess its needs, given the ongoing water shortage in the area that has nearly crippled the vital food security project.
“The situation has become unbearable. Our backyard gardens are dying, threatening the food security and livelihoods of many families,” said community leader and HCF coordinator Kenneth Rheent recently.
The project participants called on the public to help raise awareness and pressure authorities to act.
"The people of Hoachanas deserve water, dignity and attention before the situation worsens further,” Rheent said.
The project is community-driven and has transformed lives by improving nutrition and creating sustainable livelihoods. Over the past four years, it has ensured that no cases of child malnutrition were recorded in the community.
Through over 200 backyard gardens, families have grown their own vegetables, reduced their reliance on food aid and improved household nutrition. The project also supports 18 soup kitchens, which provide daily meals to hundreds of children.
- Aurelia Afrikaner / ELIZABETH KHEIBES
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