Lunch for SA kids, thanks to royals
The public goodwill towards Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will cover the cost of 100‚000 hot‚ nutritionally fortified meals to schoolchildren in need in SA.
This is because the Lunchbox Fund is one of four charities selected by the royal couple for donations ahead of the birth of their baby‚ which is expected any day now.
On their Instagram account this week‚ they posted: “Just one week ago‚ the Duke and Duchess of Sussex asked that you kindly consider supporting various organisations around the world in lieu of sending gifts for the upcoming arrival of their first-born. You have made a real difference.”
The Lunchbox Fund began in 2004‚ by feeding 100 children most in need at a high school in Soweto.
Since then‚ it has grown to provide a daily meal to more than 26‚000 orphaned and vulnerable children in schools and pre-schools around SA.
The three other charities include @littlevillagehq‚ which received donations from all over the world.
The Sussexes said: “They’ve increased their monthly donors‚ had a surge in volunteer applications‚ and re-energised their hard-working team of 200+ staff and volunteers.”
The couple said @wellchild could now provide 300+ additional hours of specialist care by a Well Child nurse for a child with serious health needs‚ allowing families to stay at home rather than hospital.
Meghan and Harry said @Baby2Baby had received more than 5‚000 products to dispense to children in need‚ including cribs‚ books‚ backpacks and nappies.
It had also received monetary donations from around the globe.
The Lunchbox Fund shared its appreciation on Facebook‚ saying it had received “an incredible” $25‚000 (more than R350,000) from 12 countries since the Sussexes had highlighted their work.