Feeding
and Clothing AIDS Orphans in Rundu
In northern Namibia up by
the Angolan border is the town of Rundu
where some of the poorest people in
Namibia live. They also have an AIDS
infection rate in excess of 25% which
results in many orphans. The Kehemu
Catholic Church sits right in the middle
of the worst part of this town and
serves these very poor people. A large
picnic shelter with a storeroom and
cooking facilities was built in 2005 and
sits at one end of the church property.
Tables and benches were also built for
the children. A donation was given for
some playground equipment which was
added. Since 2005, we have been serving
more than 200 orphans each day, 7 days a
week, 365 days a year. We also give away
clothes twice a year; in the spring we
give summer clothes to the orphans and
in the fall we give winter clothes and
blankets to the orphans. The photos
below show our soup kitchen and some of
the orphans we serve. Recently we have
received the kind help from an Italian
NGO named Ketuko Trust who is running
the Kehemu Soup Kitchen for us now with
continued financial support from us. If
you would care to make a donation, click
on
http://www.ketuko.org/ing-donations.html
or Email us at info@ketuko.org
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