Joshua started a soup kitchen to help people he saw in need, he started it last year July and he is just 8 years old. Such an inspirational young man!
Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape – Little Joshua has a heart of gold and a drive to do good in the world. He started a soup kitchen last year with the hopes to feed people who have very little in the world.
The project started on the 30th of July 2018. Joshua had filled 40 bags of food goodies for the elderly. His grandma said it took some time but he managed to collect enough to gift the elderly a little treat. He had seen children around him hungry, so he asked if they could make sandwiches and soups to feed them and their families.
Joshua knows struggles too, he lives with his granny, who supports them both on a disability pension. It was because of this he wanted to be the difference in other children’s lives. Since starting the soup kitchen, it has grown into something truly special.
He has sold boerewors rolls to raise money to help in other ways. One of the foster homes his little kitchen supports needed more than just food so he helped fund repairs on their waterline into the kitchen and replaced broken windows. They also fixed beds and got an industrial washing machine fitted.
Joshua’s soup kitchen relies solely on donations from the public so it was an exciting day when SPAR Western Cape donated R10,000.00 for him to continue his work within his community.
He has become the pride of his community. There is no end in sight for what he wants to accomplish. If you would like to follow his story, you can join the Joshua Soup kitchen Facebook group here. With young boys like Joshua, South Africa has a very bright future ahead.
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