Sarah’s blog 10/3/24
Today the team fed hundreds of hungry children. Most are orphans. All are very vulnerable and suffering from malnutrition.
No big charities are feeding children in primary schools in rural northern Malawi. Most of these children do not eat properly every day. They go to bed hungry. They go to school hungry. They are tired. They cannot concentrate.
We are a small charity, run by passionate volunteers. We can only afford to feed 500 children a nutritious meal once a week. Some walk from as far as 15km-20km to receive their one proper meal of the week. Life isn’t fair. We need to do more. But we need to build our team as we cannot do everything by ourselves.
If you can commit £5 or £10 per month to support the feeding programme then please set up a monthly payment with these bank details: Bank of Scotland, Changing Lives Malawi, Sort Code 80-22-60, Account Number 21081462 or we would be grateful for single donations too in order that we can keep feeding the children each week as prices are constantly rising and maize is very scarce. contact_us@changinglivesmalawi.com
You will notice that I have zoomed in on one of the photos as a girl has a baby on her back…her younger sibling. Lots of children and young people carry babies to the feeding programme. This baby refused food as he is sick and we hope that the parents have enough money to take the baby to the health centre. As it is the rainy season, malaria is very common from the huge amount of mosquitos.
I’ve struggled to write this tonight as it’s Mothers’ Day here in the UK and I’ve had breakfast, been out for lunch and had a lovely dinner cooked for me and had gifts from my three boys.
The contrast between our lives here and children receiving one proper meal per week is stark. It’s not enough. We must do more. But we need your help. I’ve borrowed some words from others which I thought would help get my message across. Please help if you can, Sarah x
‘Hunger is not an issue of charity, it is an issue of justice.’
Jacques Diouf (former Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organisation)
‘If you cannot feed a hundred people, then feed just one.’
Mother Theresa
‘Hunger is an outrage in a world of plenty.’
Antonio Guterres (Secretary-General of UN)
‘Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn’t.’
Jeff Bridges (Actor)
‘There’s enough on this planet for everyone’s needs but not for everyone’s greed.’
Mahatma Gandhi
