Blessed is the hand that gives because it will receive abundantly, that was evident as members of Siyakhula Soup Kitchen at Europe informal settlements in Gugulethu received porridge packets from the Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament, Masizole Mnqasela, on Wednesday 23 March.
Founder of the kitchen Zodumo Duli-Mkinase described Mnqasela’s intervention as a blessing in disguise.
She said the packets will make a difference to the children that they are feeding in the community.
“We are very pleased with the packets of porridge that we received today and we wish more could come. We are appealing to other organisations to assist us with whatever they can,” said Duli-Mkinase.
Siyakhula, which caters for hundreds of needy people around Gugulethu, was hailed for making the difference in the community.
Established in April last year, the kitchen provides meals three times a day, seven days a week.
Mnqasela described his donation as part of the ‘war on hunger’ programme which is being conducted in the province. “I made a donation of R5 000 worth of food relief which includes nutritious vitamin porridge. This is a little intervention that I can do to support the soup kitchen. I’ve been doing this programme since the beginning of Covid-19 lockdown,” said Mnqasela, urging other businesses to come on board.