"We were confronted with mass starvation on a gigantic scale. If order was to be preserved and wholesale death prevented, there was only one course of action possible"
In 1946 Herbert Hoover spoke these words following a visit to Japan. The reaction to these words resulted in national school feeding being implemented across Japan.
Subsequently n 1964 Senator George McGovern was able to say; "Japanese school children have been forced to install larger desks because the children of this generation are larger than their mothers and fathers".
The impact of a school meal is huge. It can change the trajectory of a country. It can change a life. By supporting Seibo you can help provide a better future for all.
School feeding carries many benefits- education, nutrition and health, gender equality, food security, poverty alleviation- in one single meal.
The world has been changed before by ensuring every hungry child in the world gets a hot meal at school- in Japan. Now is Malawi's time of need. Let's not wait for the above headline.
Seibo Activity Report: May-June 2017
The latest report from Malawi show once again how by combining our efforts we can achieve more- we now support 1,804 nursery children and 12,690 primary school children.
In addition with your help we have provided 90 children with sponsored places in nursery. Think about those numbers.
Over 14,000 children receiving a meal at school enabling them to ensure school days are truly the best days of their lives. In addition 90 children are now attending nursery who without your support would not have got the chance. Perhaps having this opportunity they will now go on to attend primary school and having been given this small chance go on to further great things in the future.
Imagine you could actively support this change in other children. You can. We must.
There are more needy & vulnerable children on our waiting list and your support can make the difference.
Please consider supporting Seibo by making a donation:
Seibo now provides Fair Trade Coffee from Malawi with the aim of inspiring a culture of giving. By supporting local coffee growers we support the growth of Malawi’s economy. By using the donations received for coffee we also support school feeding. It’s a win-win for Malawi.
To sign-up for your coffee delivery get in contact and we will send you the sign-up form & details.
Since morning you have probably received several urgent e-mails, made important plans, shopped for important items. Sometimes modern society seems like an elaborate conspiracy to keep us all alike. By 2040 the number of people living in extreme poverty in southern Africa will worsen, where the majority – 45 %- will be concentrated in Malawi and Madagascar. In Malawi alone in 2020 an estimated 9.5 million people will live in poverty. We should probably care. Here in Japan plans are in place for an event that is estimated to cost 26 billion dollars in 2020.
The children of Malawi don’t have a marketing budget or a nice logo and they won’t be sending you any e-mails urging you to help. They will simply have to wait until someone notices.
By supporting Seibo you can help provide a better future for all.
Seibo Activity Report: March- April 2017
The latest report from Malawi for March & April shows that your donations continue to feed over 14,000 children daily- a total of 1,670 nursery school kids & 12,663 primary school children.
In addition we have been able to provide Early-year Childcare Training to several of the nursery school owners and to assist our efforts in the north of the country we have received office space- as a donation from the District Education Officer responsible for the Kaphuta Zone, Malawi.
Challenges remain and in this period 4 x nurseries closed as nursery owners decided to pursue different careers and we have re-allocated sponsored kids to nearby nurseries as well as adding 4 x new replacement nurseries.
In other news we continue to provide school uniforms to the most needy children who are being sponsored by Seibo and in this period 42 Seibo Kids received newly tailored uniforms helping them better adapt to their new school surroundings.
Your help as ever is greatly appreciated.
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