Before Rev. Cecil Begbie began his soup kitchen project, he asked the schools
to provide a list of children in desperate need of food. The principals
responded with the entire
attendance roll.
Today, his team prepares 6,000 bowls of soup daily in his own garage and
personally delivers them to eight primary schools. Through this miraculous
organization, school children receive
a cup of soup and a slice of bread. For many, this is their only daily
meal.
Soup is served five days a week to 1,000 unemployed adults and 8 primary schools of approx.
700 students each.
Each mug of soup is made of: soup-mix, beans, flour, rice, oats, and a variety of
vegetables.
Benefits of soup: provides protein, carbohydrates, and minerals which supports
general health, energy, physical growth and a strengthened immune system.
Sparrow Village "First AIDS village in the world"
Sparrow Village Adopts children who are HIV-positive, many of them orphans,
and gives them a real life. A stark contrast from their outside
environment, this place of solace offers comforts many of us take for granted:
running water
daily meals
playgrounds
after-school tutoring
beds
teddy bears...
Many of these children will die within four years. Sparrow Village offers them a place to die in dignity.
