What began as a conversation between old friends has grown into a mission of love: ensuring that no child in Wentworth has to choose between their education and their hunger.
Wentworth, South Africa (15 January 2026) – With high unemployment rates continuously leaving a dire mark on disadvantaged communities, many children are leaving home for school without a proper meal. A group of close friends has come together to respond to this need by forming the Feeding Our Future project in Wentworth.
Born from a community space known as “The Voice Adopt a Spot”, where residents express their concerns and opinions, this group of senior men, former soccer players, and dedicated fathers decided to join heads and hearts to ensure no child goes to school on an empty stomach.
Patrick Africa, one of the members of the group, shared with Good Things Guy the inspiration and vision of the worthy initiative.
“What inspired this was witnessing the poverty in the area. We see the need and how malnourished the children are. Denzil came up with the idea of a feeding scheme in honour of our fallen friends.”
The community-driven initiative is self-funded by the group and is aimed at supporting school-going children by providing free sandwiches and juice in the mornings on Victor Lawler Road near the bus stop.
“Some of these children go to school without so much as a slice of bread in the morning. Our effort is to at least give them something because a hungry child cannot concentrate,” Patrick explains.
The feeding scheme has been well-received by the community so far. In time, the group hopes to identify children in regular need and ensure they also have a packed lunchbox to take to school.
“The most fulfilling part is seeing children go to school happy. With the drive of wanting to go to school, knowing they won’t have to begin their school day hungry makes this initiative worthwhile. The little we have to give is setting them up to do well in the classroom.”
The vision is to see this project grow beyond one point and expand to other corners of the community where children walk to school, eventually reaching as many school kids as possible.
To support or learn more about this initiative, visit the relevant Facebook post here.
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