Feeding Scheme

Lenasia Havan Old Age Home Food Hampers

The Lenasia Havan Old Age Home is based in Lenasia, South of Johannesburg. IAHV assisted with the food hamper donations and was organised by Rakhee Devchand the project leader.  On 10th December, Sunday 106 Senior Citizen were treated to a very special event.  The Seniors were served with a scrumptious meals, ice cream and entertained with music, and enjoyed dancing.  Our Seniors were happy with smiles on their faces. Our seniors were most happy and that was our goal. They appreciated everything IAHV did for them and blessed us all,

A BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers who came to assist and selflessly contributed so flawlessly to a wonderful and very successful event.

 

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KZN Sri Sri Feeding scheme

The Sri Sri Feeding scheme project in KZN has been providing cooked meals weekly for almost 250 people.

We distributed 108 hampers last week. Please contribute generously to the scheme as we require more hampers.

Each hamper is approximately R260.00

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Mandela Day Celebrations 2023

In celebration of Mandela Day, IAHV South Africa hosted a range of community-driven initiatives aimed at making a positive impact on the lives of those in need.

In KZN, 50 blankets were donated to learners and care givers who were affected by the recent floods at the Dr Macken Mistry Primary School in Sea cow lake, Durban.

40 food parcels was donated to the caregivers at the Youth Village Project in Soweto led by Aneshree Naidoo.

James House Child & Youth Care Centre in Hout Bay Cape Town led by Rucita Vassen.

This Mandela Day fundraising goal is to sponsor 50 kids from James House to a fun and educational trip to the Cape Town Science Centre and a gift pack of essential items, winter warmers and hygiene items. Also to honour the work and beliefs of humanitarians like Mandela and Gurudev by helping others, educating them which is one of the most empowering tools, showing love and compassion and igniting change in our communities.

OBS Pasta Kitchen in Observatory Cape Town, are a weekly feeding scheme in Cape Town that offers support, community and a hot meal once a week.  We also share life skills and healthy ways of dealing with stress with our guests, who are mostly homeless or unemployed.

 

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Bike Run With A Purpose

Our volunteers together with the assistance from IAHV donated 150 cutlery, bowls and mugs to the children at Net Vir Pret in Barrydale. Furthermore, school uniforms, school shoes and stationery will be given to disadvantaged children at 6 different schools within the next 2 weeks.

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Obs Pasta Kitchen Valentine

At Obs Pasta Kitchen we serve a bowl to the homeless and needy every Wednesday @ 4:30pm – 6:00pm.  Grateful that our pasta kitchen is a space where everyone can tap into what’s on their heart.  Celebrating love was our theme.  Our 2 youngest members of our volunteer family, made a beautiful poster to raise some Valentine’s Day love donations !

[content written by Dani Saporetti]

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Christmas Lunch for the Lansdowne Community

A very big THANK YOU to all our generous donors and volunteers who made the Christmas Day Lunch for the homeless Lansdowne community such a huge success and heartwarming experience!!

We are overwhelmed by the generosity, kindness, and enthusiasm that made this project possible. We had 31 volunteers assist at the event with transporting goods, setting up, serving food, and gifting the community. Volunteers also cooked 160 meals which we served with cooldrink and treats. With the cash donations, we were able to purchase Yebo Fresh food packs containing non-perishable items as well as hygiene packs. We received a donation of an imported German Christmas tree which added to the festivities and they absolutely loved it!

The community were so grateful and appreciative. At the end of the event, some of their community members came together to thank the volunteers and said “As long as I’ve been staying here, you come every year, I’m so appreciative of what you do for us. We wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas. God bless you”

Thank you to everyone who contributed and touched the lives of this community. Our combined efforts brought joy and smiles to their faces and we couldn’t think of a better way to spend Christmas – see below link to the video on our Instagram page or attached if you don’t have an Instagram account.

Wishing you all a bright and beautiful 2023! Stay safe and happy 🙂

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Bike Run With A Purpose

IAHV sponsored the children of Barrydale Village for their annual Christmas Party. 250 children from our beautiful village of Barrydale were treated to a meal, cake, cool drink and chips. Net Vir Pret is a registered NPO situated in Smitsville, Barrydale and focus on the upliftment of children in the form of supervised homework each day, a meal for the children each day, art, pottery, dancing, yoga, singing and education into the Khoi culture and heritage.

Bikers with a Purpose have been supporting this project since its inception in 2021. The Net Vir Pret NPO survive on donations in order to feed and assist the children. It was a gift to put smiles on the face of 250 Children this morning and a huge “Thank You” to the donors for the party.

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Christmas party at Nirvana Havan Old Age Home

Nirvana Havan Old Age Home is located in Lenasia, Gauteng.  A Christmas party was held on Saturday 17 December 2022 for the Senior Citizens at the Home.  Dedicated volunteers prepared a delicious lunch for the Seniors and Xmas food hampers which compromised with basic food items and other critical supplies, were donated to the elders.  They were also entertained with some music

To the donors, project leaders, coordinators and volunteers, your generosity and efforts continue to inspire and reinforce the IAHV strategic goals and values.

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Sri Sri Feeding Scheme – December 2022

Volunteers had prepared hot meals, packed and distributed to the Jughroo Primary and Northview Primary Schools and at the Overcomers in Christ church in KZN.

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Utec Christmas Hampers

United Technical Equipment Co. (Pty) Ltd. (UTEC), Mr.Vernon Kistan the CEO of UTEC runs a Christmas Food Hamper Campaign every year.

1000 boxes of food hampers were packed and distributed to those in need.  UTEC distributes the food hampers to various Church groups, shelters and to many other destitute areas.

The Ikageng Itireleng People’s Centre in Orlando West, Soweto, was one of the beneficiary to receive the food hampers.

“A BIG Thank You for the 200 food parcels received as donation from you. The management of Ikageng wishes to express its deepest gratitude for the donation towards our nutrition support for HIV positive children, Youth headed households and other granny headed vulnerable families.

We always appreciate the support that your team is giving us, the difference you make in our community especially put smile on our beneficiaries face during this Christmas season where all families are enjoying and they had no one but you came and make their homes happy and warm homes.

We pride ourselves to be associated with a caring organisation based on fundamental principles of love and caring for others. On behalf of Ikageng Board members, Management, Staff and Beneficiaries at large we wish to thank you for the donation, which will ensure that the work we do continues to impact lives”.

 

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