ROTARIANS in Redditch are helping to lead the way in tackling world hunger with the return of their food packing project in partnership with Feed The Hungry.
It marks a welcome return for the scheme after two years and organisers are inviting as many people as possible to lend their support, at King Henry VIII School in Coventry, on September 10.
The aim is to pack near 30,000 meals to be sent to children in Africa.
Jasminder Dhaliwal, from the Heart of England Rotary, said: “Several clubs fund-raised to get the cash for the meals and then help pack them to send to Africa for the school feeding programme.
“In a lot of cases this is the only meal the child gets a day.
“It also encourages the children to attend school and get an education.”
The food packs, which each feed six people, contain rice, lentils, soya and multi-vitamin sachets.
They were funded by a £9,500 Rotary donation and will be distributed by Feed The Hungry.
Feed The Hungry is an international charity which works to reduce world hunger by establishing feeding programs following disaster relief operations in 21 different countries worldwide.
Gwyn Williams, international operations director for Feed The Hungry, said: “Packing meals together as a community or school is an awesome experience not to be missed – but it’s more than that, and we would like to thank Heart of England Rotary and the students at King Henry VIII School in becoming world changers for thousands of children.”
Donations will also be invited on the day for volunteers of Trussell Trust foodbanks, who will be on hand to offer advice and information about their work.
Gwyn added: “Feed The Hungry also recognises the level of food poverty here in the UK.
“In 2020 we took over the management of Coventry Foodbank and have worked extensively in providing food provision through its network of Foodbanks, food pantries and community engagement programs throughout Coventry and Warwickshire with its amazing team of staff and volunteers.”
Jonathan Wilding on either [email protected] or 01384 423834 to get involved.
