Katutura Old Age Home in need of food

WINDHOEK – The Katutura Old Age Home is in dire need of winter vegetables and food for its senior citizens.

The Supervisor of the Home, Martha Poloana, appealed especially to the private sector to help donate items such as beans, bread, milk as well as cough syrup and soup for its senior citizens. The Katutura Old Age Home houses destitute senior citizens and currently is home to 24 senior citizens, five women and the rest are men.The home is run by a voluntary organisation known as the Katutura Vrywillige Gensinsorg Organisasie (VGO).Senior citizens at the home contribute N$20 each from their monthly pension and this covers meals three times a day.The home largely depends on donations from individuals and the business community.NampaThe Katutura Old Age Home houses destitute senior citizens and currently is home to 24 senior citizens, five women and the rest are men.The home is run by a voluntary organisation known as the Katutura Vrywillige Gensinsorg Organisasie (VGO).Senior citizens at the home contribute N$20 each from their monthly pension and this covers meals three times a day.The home largely depends on donations from individuals and the business community.Nampa

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