Hunger sucks the life out of children.
You can see it in their eyes. They’re hollow. They don’t sparkle anymore. You can see it in their bodies: a starving 5 year-old girl the size of a healthy 2-year-old.
You can’t see what’s happening in their brains. By the time a malnourished child turns 5 they’ll never catch up. Their brain development has permanently been stunted. The same is true for their bodies.
What does all this mean? We have to help them early. Their very futures hang in the balance.
OUR VISION
Create a world where no child goes to bed hungry.
OUR MISSION
To create a hunger free nation and serve an excess of 300 000 plates per year. At our 4 big feeds we serve 27 000 meals on one day. (27 000 x 4)
About food for life
Food for life Stanger is a non-profit organisation which serves 4000 plates of meals every week and has 4 big feeds for the year were we cook and distribute 27 000 plates of meals to the underprivileged members of our community. At our major cooking over 500 volunteers gather and prepare 108 pots of meals that are distributed in 27 different areas.
Chairman: Babu Sampath
Members of Food For Life
Tresha Anmol , Suhana Jabraj, Sunitha Shiopersad , Nishana Sampath, Sushiela Pillay, Premilla Rampursadh , Charmaine Reddy , Yajna Sampath, Buds Angamuthoo
Big Feed Team: Eric Mahlobo, Scelo Mnguni, Jabulaani Khumalo, Nhlanhla Sithole , Raj Budram
Big Feed Assistants: Mala Pillay, Natasha Budram, Vitara Shoipersad, Shayur Shiopersad, Melita Kistnasamy , Bianca Mahomed, Nirvana Jairaj, Shravan Rajcoomar , Thara uithiraj, Aditi Rajcoomar
Technical Team: Jugdesh Asik, Kritesh Singh, Patrick Reddy, Prashen Singh, Vinod Shiopersad, Dasrath Harilall
Secretary: Shanel Ramparsat
Organiser big feed: Shanel Ramparsat
Distributors
- Sham Pillay – Etete
- Veronica Mzimela – Mandeni
- Tete Kashigu – Glenhills
- Brandon Pillay – Zamani
- Sbu Yingwana– Lindalani
- Naveen Sewpursad – Indian village
- Kenneth Mthunzi – Ntshweni
- Veli lutuli –Glenhills
- Moosa Motala– Tugela
- Simon Kwesaba– Shakaville
- Jaya Shanmugam – Gledhow
- Lynette Reddy – Doringkop
Weekly cooks – Nishana & Babu Sampath
Weekly cook assistance – Thandeka Shezi , Pinky Shabalala, Getrout Matheniwa, Londiwe Shezi , Shanel Ramparsat and volunteers
MONTHLY INGREDIENTS
Rice
Oil
Margarine
Salt
Mix veg
Spice (medium red masala, tumeric, ground biryani spice)
Potatoes
TOTAL AMOUNT OF INGREDIENTS USED FOR A YEAR
RICE – 16 000 KG
OIL – 1600 LT
MARGARINE – 800KG
MIX VEG – 4800 KG
SPICE – medium red masala – 300 kg
Tumeric – 150 kg
Ground biryani spice – 150 kg
TOTAL AMOUNT OF INGREDIENTS USED FOR BIG FEED
RICE- 108 X 10KG =1080KG
OIL – 54 X 5LT = 270LT
MARGARINE – 108 X 500G =54KG
SALT-22 X 5KG = 110KG
BREYANI SPICE – 22 X 1KG = 22KG
MASALA – 54 X 1KG = 54KG
TUMERIC – 22 X 1KG = 22KG
MIX VEG – 108 X 3KG =324KG
COST FOR BIG FEED
| ITEM | QUANTITY | PRICE | TOTAL |
| INGREDIENTS | |||
| RICE | 108 X 10KG =1080KG | R9180 | |
| SOYA CHUNKS | 108 X 1KG =108KG | R3024 | |
| SUGAR BEANS | 108 X 3KG =324KG | R8100 | |
| OIL | 54 X 5LT = 270LT | R4590 | |
| MARGARINE | 108 X 500G =54KG | R2268 | R27162 |
| SPICES | |||
| SALT | 22 X 5KG = 110KG | R858 | |
| BREYANI SPICE | 22 X 1KG = 22KG | R1296 | |
| MASALA | 54 X 1KG = 54KG | R2862 | |
| TUMERIC | 22 X 1KG = 22KG | R1210 | R6226 |
| VEGETABLES | |||
| POTATOES | 108 x 10KG =1080KG | R4860 | |
| CABBAGES | 34 BAGS | R1530 | |
| CARROTS | 108 X 3KG = 324KG | R2430 | |
| DHANIA | 108 BUNCHES | R540 | |
| MINT | 108 BUNCHES | R540 | |
| THYME | 108 BUNCHES | R540 | |
| TOMATOES | 108 X 2KG = 216KG | R1620 | |
| MIX VEG | 108 X 3KG =324KG | R6804 | |
| CURRY LEAVES | 108 BUNCHES | R540 | R19404 |
| PACKAGING | |||
| PLATES | 27 X 1000 = 27 000 | R8100 | |
| PLASTIC SPOONS | 27 X 1000 = 27 000 | R8100 | |
| CURRY SPOONS, DISHES AND MATCHES | R5440 | ||
| BOXES/TAPE/SHRINKWRAP | R960 | R22600 | |
| LABOUR | |||
| HIRING OF DRIVERS | R1050 | ||
| LABOUR | R5280 | ||
| CASUAL LABOUR | R12254 | R18584 | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |||
| FUEL | R5280 | ||
| REFUSE | R960 | ||
| Wood/BIG BAGS | R1920 | ||
| HIRING OF POTS/SECURITY | R10560 | ||
| HIRING OF MARQUEE | R2750 | ||
| CLEANING LIQUID | 14 x 5LT = 70LT | R420 | |
| ADVERTISING/STATIONERY | R12100 | ||
| WATER | R3717 | ||
| GAS | R1000 | ||
| ELECTRICITY | R1116 | ||
| R39823 | |||
| CONTINGENCY | R1201 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | R135000 | ||
2017 BIG FEED DATES:
1 APRIL
3 JUNE
18 JULY
23 SEPTEMBER
YEARLY BUDGET
| DATE | NUMBER OF CHILDREN TO FEED | NUMBER OF POTS | NAME OF FEEDING | COST |
| 1 APRIL | 27000 | 108 | Easter – Rise To The Occasion | R135000.00 |
| 03 JUNE | 27000 | 108 | Fasting For Humanity | R135000.00 |
| 18 JULY | 27000 | 108 | Mandela day | R135000.00 |
| 23 SEPTEMBER | 27000 | 108 | Day of Light Over Darkness | R135000.00 |
| JANUARY TO DECEMBER | 200000 | (R750)
800 |
Weekly Cooking (4000 plates per week) | R600000.00 |
| Total Cost For 2017 | R1140000.00 | |||
This excludes any other special feeding on request, which may come up depending on sponsorships. Our weekly cooking may increase, relying totally on your support.
Date: 07.07.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Niel – 2000 plates , shakaville school
Date: 12.07.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Bhavna – 500 plates, new Gelderland
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Sbu – 500 plates, shakaville
Date: 13.07.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Jaya – 500 plates, gledhow
Mthunzi – 500 plates, ntsheweni
Date: 20.07.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Sbu – 500 plates, shakaville
Jaya – 500 plates, gledhow
Date:25.07.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Busie – 500 plates, doringkop
Vincent – 500 plates, Melville
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Date: 26.07.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Sbu – 500 plates, shakaville
Mthunzi – 500 plates, ntshweni
Date: 28.07.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Phiwe – 500 plates, Stanger hospital
Date: 29.07.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Jaya – 500 plates, gledhow
Bhavna – 500 plates, new Gelderland
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Date: 09.06.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Vincent – 500 plates, Melville
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Bhavna – 500 plates, new Gelderland
Date: 13.06.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Simon – 500 plates, shakaville
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Sbu – 500 plates, shakaville
Date: 10.05.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Jaya – 500 plates, gledhow
Mthunzi – 500 plates, ntsheweni
Date: 22.06.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Sbu – 500 plates, shakaville
Frieda – 500 plates, shakas head
Date:23.06.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Jaya – 500 plates, gledhow
Dudu – 500 plates, groutville
Moosa – 1000 plates, tugela
Date: 24.06.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Brandon – 500 plates, zamani
Vincent – 500 plates, Melville
Bhavna – 500 plates, new Gelderland
Thandeka – 500 plates , shakaville
Date: 28.06.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Sbu – 1000 plates, shakaville
Date: 29.06.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Jaya – 500 plates, gledhow
Mandy – 500 plates, thembeni
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Date: 04.05.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Vincent – 500 plates, Melville
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Bhavna – 500 plates, new Gelderland
Date: 9.05.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Mandy – 500 plates, thembeni
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Jaya – 750 plates, gledhow
Date: 10.05.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Dudu – 500 plates, etete
Sbu – 500 plates, shakaville
Date: 16.05.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Mandy – 250 plates, thembeni
Brandon – 750 plates, zamani
Date: 18.05.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Vincent – 500 plates, Melville
Sbu – 750 plates, shakaville
Busie – 750 plates, doringkop
Date: 25.05.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Mandy – 500 plates, thembeni
Sbu – 500 plates, shakaville
Date: 26.05.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Mthunzi – 1000 plates, ntshweni
Vincent – 500 plates, glenhills
Sbu – 500 plates, shakaville
Date: 30.05.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Vincent – 500 plates, Melville
Sbu – 500 plates, shakaville
Veronica – 1000 plates, Mandeni
Date: 07.04.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Veronica – 1000 plates, Mandeni
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Date: 10.04.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Mthunzi – 500 plates, ntshweni
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Thandeka – 500 plates, shakaville
Date: 11.04.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Veli – 500 plates, glenhills
Vincent – 500 plates, ntshweni
Date: 19.04.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Jaya – 500 plates, gledhow
Vincent – 500 plates, Melville
Date: 21.04.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Niel – 1750 plates, hlomendini
Sbu – 250 plates, shakaville
Date: 24.04.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Sham – 1000 plates, etete
Brandon – 1000 plates, zamani
Date: 25.04.17
Number of plates: 2000
Distributors and areas feed:
Moosa – 750 plates, tugela
Tete – 500 plates, glenhills
Jaya – 750 plates, gledhow
JOINING FOOD FOR LIFE IN NOVEMBER 2016 MADE ME FEEL SO BLESSED. I LIVE IN GLEDHOW WARD 15 AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE COMMUNITY IN GLEDHOW SOUTH VILLAGE AND KUKUWENI AREA. IN THESES AREAS LIVE MANY POOR, SICK AND UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE. THE CHILDREN IN THESE 2 AREAS ARE AFFECTED BY POVERTY. EVERY WEEK I COLLECT 2 OR 3 TUBS OF DELICIOUS BRIYANI AND SERVE TO THE COMMUNITY. WHEN THEY SEE MY SILVER GETS COMING TO THEIR AREA, YOU COULD HEAR SOMEONE MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT CALLING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO COME COLLECT THEIR DELICIOUS MEAL WITH A HUGE SMILE ON THEIR FACES. THEY WOULD GREET YOU WITH GREAT RESPECT FROM THEIR PURE HEARTS AND SAY THE MAGIC WORDS LIKE “THANK YOU” , “GOD BLESS YOU” , “THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY”. CHILDREN AND ADULTS WOULD COME WITH THEIR 2 LITRE CONTAINERS OR SMALL LUNCH BOXES TO COLLECT THEIR MEALS. WITHIN 1 HOUR I AM DONE SERVING AND LEAVE, YOU COULD HEAR THE CHILDREN SCREAMING “COME BACK AGAIN” OR “THE BRIYANI WAS DELICIOUS”. I WOULD STOP MY CAR AND GIVE THEM MY WORD THAT I WILL COME BACK AGAIN.
IN 2016 MY WIFE AND I TOGETHER WITH 2 VOLUNTEERS STARTED COOKING AT ALL BIG FEED EVENTS. WE COOKED AN AVERAGE OF 4 TO 6 POTS OF BRIYANI. WE ALL REALLY ENJOYED COOKING AS WELL AS BEING APART OF THIS EVENT. OUR BIGGEST FEEDS WERE DONE IN GLEDHOW PRIMARY SCHOOL, 680 SCHOLARS TO 880 STUDENTS AT UMFOLOZI COLLEGE IN MANDENI. THEY WISHED US WELL AND THANKED FOOD FOR LIFE FOR THE DELICIOUS MEALS. IN 2017 MY WIFE GOT SICK AND IS STILL RECOVERING. SHE COULD NOT JOIN US ON THE 1ST APRIL FOR THE FIRST BIG FEED FOR THE YEAR. I APPROACHED MY FAMILY AND 2 OF THE FEMALES JOINED US TO PREPARE MEALS. I BRIEFED THEM ABOUT THE BIG FEED TWO DAYS EARLIER. THEY WERE EXCITED TO ATTEND AS I SHOWED THEM PICTURES OF THE PREVIOUS BIG FEED.
ON THE 1ST APRIL WE ALL GOT UP EARLY AND 2 YOUNG 14 YEAR OLD BOYS JOINED US TO ASSIST. WE ARRIVED AT 06:30 AM AT THE COOKING SITE AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE. FIRES BURNED BRIGHTLY AS THE PEOPLE PREPARED TO COOK. WE RECEIVED OUR STOCK TO COOK 4 POTS OF BREYANI AND PROCEEDED TO THE COOKING SITE AND BEGAN PREPARING. THE BOYS WERE TASKED TO BRING IN WATER WHENEVER WE NEEDED. THEY ALSO SET UP THE WOODS, LIT THE FIRE AND ENSURED THE FIRE WAS BURNING WELL. THE POTS WERE PLACED ON A TRI POT STAND AND MY COUSINS BEGAN COOKING. THEY FOLLOWED THE COOKING METHOD WHICH WAS GIVEN AND HAD NO PROBLEMS.
MY TEAM ENJOYED THE MUSIC WHILE COOKING, AS FOR ME I LOVED THE MUSIC. MANY OF MY FAVOURITE GOLDEN OLDIES WERE PLAYED AND I COULD SEE OTHER TEAMS ALSO ENJOYING THE MUSIC. THE M.C DID A FANTASTIC JOB UPDATING AND MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS REGULARLY. AROUND 09:30 AM ALL 4 POTS OF BRIYANI WERE COOKED, WE THEN WENT TO HAVE BREAKFAST IN A WHITE MARQUEE ABOVE THE COOKING SITE. A HUGE VARIETY OF FOOD WAS PREPARED WITH A VARIETY OF FRUIT, TEA, COFFEE AND WELL AS COOL DRINK TO WASH DOWN. WE ALL ENJOYED THE BREAKFAST AND WENT TO COLLECT OUR 4 TUBS OF BRIYANI FOR DISTRIBUTION. I TOOK ONE OF THE BOYS WITH ME TO ASSIST WITH DISTRIBUTION IN OUR AREA. WITHIN 1 HOUR THE 4 TUBS OF BRIYANI WAS FINISHED. ADULTS AND CHILDREN WILL BLESS US AND THE MAGIC WORD THANK YOU COMES FROM THEIR HEART.
I INSTANTLY BECOME A MESSENGER AND BRING BACK THESE KIND WORDS TO THE FOOD FOR LIFE TEAM. TO ALL VOLUNTEERS, COOKS AS WELL AS SPONSORS “GOD BLESS”
WRITTEN BY JAYA SHANMAGUM