Nourish Our Children
Providing nutrition, so every child can learn, grow and thrive
Nourish Our Children is Ladles of Love’s early childhood nutrition programme, designed to give preschool children the nourishment they need to grow, learn and thrive.
Working directly with ECD centres in underserved communities, we provide two nutritious meals a day alongside fresh produce, practical nutrition training, seasonal meal plans and child growth monitoring, strengthening not only the child, but the preschool environment that supports them every day.
THE PROGRAMME
More than a meal
Malnutrition does more than leave a child hungry. It can weaken concentration, slow physical growth, affect behaviour and confidence, and make children less ready to learn.
For children already living in poverty, poor nutrition can deepen disadvantage and keep the cycle going.
Nourish Our Children helps break that cycle by providing two healthy meals a day through preschools, together with fresh produce, seasonal meal plans, practical training and child growth monitoring.
Nourish Our Children helps interrupt the cycle of hunger and poverty by giving children the nutritional foundation they need to learn, participate and thrive.
We don’t just provide nutrition,
we measure the impact of nutrition.
18500
Children reached across our preschool partners
37,000
Healthy meals served to children every day
233
Preschools supported in underserved communities
3
Provinces where the programme is active
200+
Principals and teams trained and supported quarterly
100+
Children growth-monitored every day
We don’t just provide nutrition, we measure the impact of nutrition. In our latest pilot-centre assessment, more children were within a healthy BMI-for-age range — showing that consistent nutrition can change outcomes.
63%
Children now within the normal BMI-for-age range
47.9%
Baseline figure — the starting point we measured against
+15.1pts
Improvement in healthy weight-for-age since baseline
Make healthy nutrition something a child can depend on
Children need nutritious food consistently, not occasionally. Monthly giving helps provide steady support that children and preschools can rely on.
A R300 monthly gift helps provide two healthy meals a day for one child for a month.
Your support helps children grow stronger, participate more fully and come to preschool ready to learn.
R300
Per Month
2
Meals Daily
18A
Tax Certificate
GROW THE PROGRAMME
Help us reach more children
More preschools are waiting to join the programme. More children need the opportunity to grow with consistent, healthy nutrition.
Your monthly donation can help us take Nourish Our Children into more communities and give more preschool children a stronger start.
Help nourish their potential.
More
Preschools Waiting
More
Communities Reached
Stronger
Start for Children
