The scale of the problem of malnutrition in Maltahohe led Africa Foundation to engage in conversation in order to find a sustainable way to improve nutritional intake, through the primary school.
Daweb Secondary School – Matlahohe
Daweb Secondary School
Maltahohe feeding scheme
Education is a way out of poverty for many, and a feeding scheme at school is an integral part of the education system of these children. Food provided helps improve concentration because it is difficult to pay attention on an empty stomach. The feeding scheme takes the burden of feeding children off impoverished parents’ shoulders, as their children are guaranteed a meal at school. Both lodge guests and Africa Foundation have been integral to the success of this long-term initiative. To continue this great initiative, the school needs to continued support to provide a meal for five days for 500 children.
Project budget:
| Funds needed | |
| USD | 27 420,29 |
| GBP | 24 293,79 |
| ZAR | 473 000,00 |
Geographical Context
Matlahohe community is in the southern part of Namibia, about 110 kilometres west of Mariental. There is one school in this village, which is Daweb school, that has an enrolment of about 1000 children, of which 422 children are orphans and vulnerable children. The school enrolls pupils from grade 1 to 12. Government have mandated schools to offer nutrition programs ensuring that children receive at least one meal a day. However these governments require that the community members provide the required infrastructure.
For over 15 years, &BEYOND Sossusvlei Desert Lodge and Africa Foundation collaborated with the community to find sustainable ways to support the community, through a feeding programme for the children of the Daweb school.
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