A RESIDENT of Swakopmund is appealing to members of the public to help his family feed needy children.
Rudolf Kariseb and his family started the Ann’s Angels soup kitchen for needy children in 2014, preparing food for about 50 children of the Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) at the town.
As more people started moving to the settlement from other towns around the country, the number of children who visit the kitchen also increased.
Currently, the Kariseb family feeds about 200 children every Wednesday after school.
The family receives help from a few companies, but that is only enough to cater for one day every week. According to Kariseb, they used to provide food every day when there were fewer children to feed.
“I feel sorry for them on other days. While some understand that food is only served on Wednesday, others still come here hungry in the hope of getting something. It is not good for children to be hungry. We are trying to make life easier for these children, because only a few people in this place are employed. Others simply spent time in bars, while some have nothing to give the children,” he says.
The Kariseb family, who also live in the DRC, prepare the food with firewood which they sometimes receive from a company at the town.
When they run out of wood, they simply visit the nearest rubbish dump to look for wood.
Rudolf, an insurance agent, spends half of his time on his job, while the rest is spent helping his wife to prepare food for the soup kitchen or collecting firewood.
The couple has three children. The DRC is an informal settlement at Swakopmund.
It was founded in 2001 as a temporary settlement for people waiting for subsidised housing in the town.
Good Samaritans who want to assist the kitchen can contact the family at 0813239607 or 0813772808.
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