NGO tackels child food poverty in under-served communities
JOHANNESBURG - On world hunger day Ladles of Love non-profit organisaton (NGO) is launching its 2025 Mandela Day campaign, focusing on supporting preschools.
This imitative will be implemented in under-served communities to tackle child food poverty.
The campaign aims to make every day a Mandela Day for children in need.
Founder and CEO of Ladles of Love Danny Diliberto says food poverty is a pressing issue in the country where children are found to be eating food which is not proper for their nutrition.
He also noted a gab within under-served communities wherein there is a lack of knowledge regarding food that nourishes the body.
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