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Fountain of Hope Children’s Home: The Feeding Program

November 17, 2009 | Yvonne, Intern, Foundation of Hope Children's Home

The feeding program is something very unique to the Fountain of Hope. The idea for the program came from some fundamental basic human rights. Every child should have access to proper nutrition. Unlike in the government funded schools, the Fountain of Hope gives the children both breakfast and lunch. Keep in mind that the children do not have to pay any fees to attend the FOHCH, they simply need to register and show up. The feeding program is one of the most amazing but also challenging aspects of the Fountain of Hope. Since the centre is run completely on donor funds we never know if next week or next month there will be enough food. We are trying to put more of this into our hands, there is a full vegetable garden, chicken coup and cattle pen. But none of this can supply the massive amount of food we go through each and every week, but of course…every bit helps.

Every day we serve about 200 kids 2 meals. It takes a lot to organize all those plates. The women who volunteer in the kitchen, yes volunteer, come bright and early before any of the other staff to get the fires going. Not only are they cooking for 200, they are doing all of this in one pot over a wood burning fire. The one massive pot is supported by a few bricks. I feel like giving these women a medal everyday just for being able to do what they do with the limited resoruces they have. By the time I get to the site we are usually serving up breakfast which is delicious vitameal. As soon as the kids are done the women go to work cleaning the plates and pots and start on lunch. It’s a never ending day of cooking for these women, and their hard work really pays off. The kids are full, they are alert, they are healthy and they are happy.

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