Here's a recap about the School Lunch Program at the Terre Blanche school, with photos, of course!

When Joe and Linda's church first became involved with Terre Blanche, they started a school lunch program that fed about 65 students. This ensured that the children who came to school would have, at least, one good meal a day. This program has expanded greatly, is now run by a group of local women, and feeds over 1,000 students a day. Initially, many of the children were sent to school for the sake of the meal. Thanks to the expansion of the school, and a community health program, the children are a lot healthier now and seek a better education. The women cook large pots of rice and beans, setting out plates of food on picnic tables, in the school kitchen area. When a group is finished eating, they quickly wash the plates and set up for the next group. Lunch starts at 10:30am, and the youngest children eat first. The children must first wash their hands, they rush into the lunch room, eat, then are quickly filed out. It's a bit like herding cats! They are not allowed to dawdle, since the program must feed all of the children, and typically ends around 1 pm.