Feed 1200 children and 400 women in slums

Dear Friends,

Thank for your generous contributions in feeding the hungry during these times of the pandemic,because of your support we have been able to disratirbute food to 30 families in two communities in Kampala,we operate in four slum communities where we support women with hands on skills such as bakery,hairdressing and catering,however most of these have been affected by the prolonged lockdown making it hard for them to continue with their businnesses.

"Alot has changed interms of feeding patterns and the quality of food being prepared,many thought the lockdwon would onlly last a month as it was proposed but instead the governmnet pushed it further,the food that was set to last a month got done within the first phase of the lockdown,there was no income at all,"says Juliet(not real name) who is a member of the womens savings group.Feeding is only done in the morning which is usually porriedge and in the evening and this is the same for both the adults and the children.

Other observations when Joy for children team visted the communities were,

• Congestion in the communities,most families occupy a single room,while others share the room with poultry which is absolutely harmfull to their health.
• Some households leave in fear of evictions since they are occupying government land.
• Beastfeeding mothers lack food supplemnts to boost the production of breast milk.
• There are no drainage patterns hence sanitation is very poor.

There is still a huge gap interms of feeding especially for the children ,support our cause today the campaign is still on $5,824 to go.