Feeding Programme

After an appeal to GTS & GETS volunteers and members the charity was in a position to start its Breakfast Feeding Program for the 60 children who attend the Nursery each day. This could not have been achieved without each and every generous sponsor who agreed with us that children are more alert and more able to use and develop their brains if they start the day with food in their tummies. The children say, "Thank You" and we at the charity thank you. Click on the link below for a full report with many more pictures of the initial half term's experience.

December 2009

February 2010

If you would like to help our "Buy a Child a Breakfast" appeal, please download the donation form - Buy a Child a Breakfast - all the details you need are on this form. 

December 2008

A feeding programme was started this term at St Peter’s, the school which we administer for a Cheshire Church group.

The scheme was introduced with a dual purpose. The first reason was to give the children a small snack when they arrive at school - for many of them leave home with no breakfast at all, which often means that the small nursery children are asleep by mid morning and certainly are unable to concentrate. The second reason was to ensure that the children are not late for school - serving breakfast before school starts has made a dramatic improvement in children getting to school on time! 

 The snack is a sweet porridge, made from pounded Casava (Garry) mixed with water and condensed milk, served 3 times a week, with Tapalapa (a local bread stick) served with a bean sauce on the other two days.

This is not a sumptuous meal but it is something and it has made such a difference to the children's concentration, alertness and willingness during their morning sessions. The food costs approximately £10 per child per year. There are additional costs, as bowls and spoons are needed and we also need to pay the cleaner a small extra amount per month to prepare the food and wash up the equipment each day. 

Washing hands before eating

It has proved to make such a difference that we are asking if it is possible to raise the funds to to implement a similar programme at Bakoteh Nursery from January 2009. 

Our Head at Bakoteh, Nfamara Jarju, is most concerned that at present that although many children do bring in 1D a day to buy something at break, the only things available are biscuits, sweets and bubble gum. These are not actually nourishing the children but probably really rotting their teeth.  He will ask the parents instead to contribute this 5D a week towards the feeding, this will initially cover the cos and pay the additional wages for the cleaner. 

Washing the 
bowls & spoons

We have a MASSIVE priority to increase our teachers' salaries so cannot finance this programme from our funds. 

 Please can we make a plea for sponsors to cover the cost of the food?
The cost of the food is 12D a week per child - the UK equivalent is 31p  - so this represents a cost of around £12 for the year.  

We need a minimum of 40 sponsors at £10 a year (this includes the gift aid that we would receive from the money) to cover the cost of food for the children of Bakoteh school.

If you would like to help our "Buy a Child a Breakfast" appeal, please download the donation form - Buy a Child a Breakfast - all the details you need are on this form. 

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