Update: 10 Families

The Zikahle family, one of our current 10 Families.

The following is an update from our 10 Families project, written by medical volunteer Miriam.

Over the last few months the 10 Families Project has gotten off to a great start. We currently have six families benefitting from this programme and will be adding more within the coming weeks. 

Rapid improvements have been seen in weight gain, body fat and the amount of energy the patients now all have. Meline Tembe, for example, has surprised everyone. When starting the project in February she was 41.9kg and her latest recorded weight was 50.6kg. This has enabled her to now do simple things that she was not able to do before such as washing, cooking, cleaning and playing with her grandchildren. She also now always has the most beautiful smile on her face!

Mcabangeleni Mthembu has also put on an amazing amount of weight. Starting at 49.1kg, now he is 62kg and his motto for life is “no problem!” As the patients are progressing so rapidly we now can start thinking about the next stage. We will be assisting them in setting up their own gardens and showing them how to make this a sustainable resource for food.

Everyone is very appreciative of the work we are doing for them and everyone is looking forward to starting the next stage of their journey.