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Swaziland
The Swaziland MyBucks team initiated a long-term
partnership with the Mashobeni Methodist Primary School
this year. Upon visiting the school, the 400 learners of
Mashobeni School, ranging from pre-primary to Grade 7,
welcomed us with beautiful smiles, songs and cultural
entertainment. The start of this relationship saw the
MyBucks team donating a warm scarf, a pen and a hearty
mince and vegetable stew to each child.
“As part of our ongoing commitment, we will be donating maize to the school so the children can
have breakfast every morning.”
Hynd Shongwe
Operations Manager Swaziland
Malawi
MyBucks continued its feeding programme with Mkanga
Primary School in Msundwe, not far outside of Lilongwe,
which it started in 2015. The team spent the day at the
school with the 749 learners and the learners’ parents.
The MyBucks team cooked a filling beef and veg soup,
served with fresh bread. Most of the ingredients were
sourced locally, which helps to support the local community
by stimulating trade.
In total, 40kg of mince meet, 25kg tomatoes, 10kg
onions, 20 cabbages, 50kg of sweet potatoes, 40kg of
beans and 200 loaves of bread were used.
Currently the school has four fuel-efficient stoves. These
were utilised to cook the meals, and MyBucks also bought
some additional pots to assist in the preparation of meals.
For the feeding programme, MyBucks continuously strives to
only use local ingredients that are in season to ensure that
community farmers and locals benefit.
“We take pride in this program that encourages children to come to school through the incentive
of something as simple as a plate of food.”
Tanya Jameson-Fisher
Deputy Country Manager, Malawi
Botswana
The MyBucks team was welcomed by the joyous singing
of learners for its Winter Warmer campaign at Kubung
school during the heart of winter in June 2016. The children
also produced a play where they thanked MyBucks for
improving their lives. The children were also extremely
proud of their academic results, which had improved and
were excited to show their reports to country manager,
Marthin de Kock, as proof.
Along with the generous donation of a goat from the chief
in the community, MyBucks donated ingredients to cook up
a hearty and tasty stew for the children.
“It was wonderful to see the entire team see the impact that our long term commitment to this
school has brought. The children are excited and motivated to show us how much our contribution
has helped them. That is so rewarding for us to see.”
Marthin De Kock,
Country Manager: Botswana
Zambia
MyBucks impacted the lives of the children at the SOS Village
in Lusaka, a non-governmental child welfare organisation
that provides long term care to children in need.
The village in Lusaka has a family based care programme
comprising 15 family houses that accommodate 144
children from birth to 18 years.
The MyBucks team organised a fun-filled day to bring
joy to the children in this community. Our team had
lined up activities, with a jumping castle, water slide, and
group games, that allowed the children to enjoy the small
pleasures of life that are not often, if ever, available to them.
“We had non-stop laughter, games and a treat of goodies for the children to eat on the day. We
also donated 124 beanies for winter and essential grocery items. In their vote of thanks, SOS village
management and the kids asked us to return with the same fun and games we had for this event.
The impact on this community was evident by the excitement seen on the children’s faces.”
Minshi Nsuluka
Deputy Country Manager: Zambia
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