In addition to the 235 children under the education and co-fostering programme at Chikomba, with support from Tearfund JCF is running a school feeding programme there. This clearly meets a humanitarian need but is also an incentive to encourage children back to school following hunger-precipitated school dropouts.
The programme has facilitated the feeding of over 1500 children at Chisangano Secondary and Primary schools as well as at Maware Secondary and Primary Schools.
The programme started off positively on May 5 2009, with the participation of community members following the purchase of 6 tonnes of porridge which will be used to feed the children for the remaining two school terms (May -December 2009).
All the students received bibles and stationery with the teachers also receiving textbooks, exercise books and pens.
