Our Programs
Food and Nutritional Program
Feed 270 Kids
We feed learners and vulnerable children without enough food at home.
We have a kitchen building with a storeroom that was built through funding from Africa Inland Mission – Southern Africa.
The kitchen includes a hygienic and food safe space; food preparation area; food cleaning area; food distribution area; utility area; and the requisite ventilation.
We need:
Our Own Garden
FHS grows a garden that is protected by poles and netting. We have garden equipment, seedlings, soil and organic material for the plants.
The garden produces 25- 40kg of vegetables per month.
We use water tanks to capture water, and we built a stand for the foundation slab on which the tanks sit. All materials and the tanks were purchased through sponsors.
We need:
Counseling
Education Programs
Bridge the Education Gap
Our concept is innovative. We use a diverse range of educational and trauma treatment tools to reintegrate young people into school and every day life. This includes children and early teens who have dropped out of school or who have never been to school and are too old to start in the lower grades in the government system.
The reasons they are not in school include that guardians keep them home to work, or they have difficulty concentrating due to illness, malnutrition, or trauma.
Our program offers accelerated learning using the government school curriculum. The aim is for every child to be able to attend a state school again after 3 years.
Tutoring Children in Need
The orphans or vulnerable children we support come from poverty. Their guardians don’t have the funds to buy school books, supplies, and school uniforms. Because of their living conditions these children struggle to sleep (many live beside shebeens – local bars), don’t have the nutrition needed to concentrate, and can’t take care of their personal hygiene. We offer an after school program for these childre.
Early Childhood Development
Pre Primary
Small children are introduced to a variety of motivating and educational material. They develop relationships and learn how to respect others by observing and interacting with older children. Trauma treatment is provided where necessary. Children participate in creative play to build imagination and resilience. We lend toys to their guardians as these children have no toys at home. Our program is similar to pre-primary programs all over the world except it helps children who don’t have the basics.
Early Childhood Development
Toddlers living in poverty can end up being taken care of by children not much older than themselves when guardians are out looking for work or at jobs that pay less than needed to afford basic needs. These children lack nutrition and discipline. We provide a safe environment where toddlers are cared for and introduced to play and other children. We do some age-appropriate educating as well. They receive a nutritious meal and hygiene care.
