Food packages for families

The Ubomi Obutsha Centre not only supports its participants with its programs. It also does this by distributing food packages. The food for this is donated by local supermarkets. However, these donations have been declining in recent years. Therefore, the center is now developing a different model, which they want to introduce gradually. This allows them to see how it works, they can adjust more easily and it remains feasible. This increases the chances of success.

The center will now buy the products for the packages themselves. They then put together the food packages and distribute them to the participants of the Family Focus Program. The packages contain fresh and longer-lasting food as well as care products. The intention is for the participants to receive a package monthly.

The Importance of Food Packages

The packages are extremely valuable to the families. They first and foremost provide the need for food. In addition, they also provide peace of mind to the parents and/or caregivers. Their everyday worries about having too little food are taken away by the packages. This creates more emotional and mental space, allowing them to actively participate in the Family Focus Program. In it, they learn how to build a future in which they can be self-sufficient. This shifts the thinking from what is needed in the short term to what is needed in the long term.

Last week, a pilot of this program started. The first packages were bought, made, distributed, and received by the families. The center had not told any of the families what was coming, so they were all surprised, happy, and very grateful!

Contribution from SUON

SUON was able to financially contribute to this pilot thanks to your donations. Do you want to continue supporting the work of SUON and the Ubomi Obutsha Centre? Sign up as a monthly donor to SUON or make a eenmalige donatie.