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Terry Meeuwsen
Director of Orphan's Promise
South Africa Smiles
Posted: May 25, 2011


You can see the difference in the smiles.
It’s amazing what a few square meals can do for starving children. We support 57 orphans in our care centers in South Africa who come to us undersized due to malnourishment.

We took the weight of children at our CDC Centers, at the beginning and end of each School term (3 month period) and I’m happy to report that it has shown great improvement of physical and mental health.

We believe this is due to a balanced meal that is provided to them. This starts with a breakfast of powdered milk and enriched lunch of cereals and vegetable salads on regular basis, rather than the traditional meal of papaya, rice and gravy only.

The improvement is especially noticed by the decrease in weight of many of the kids during School Holidays, when they do not have the regular breakfast and lunch provided for them by the centers.

It’s such a simple thing, much less than we would consider necessary for our own children, yet it is making a life-changing difference in the lives of these children.

Thank you so much for making a difference!