Feeding the Children

Can you imagine preparing a meal for nearly 800 hungry children? That's what happens three times a day, seven days a week at the Sacred Family orphanage. The older children (with adult supervision), do all the meal preparation.

The food is cooked in large pots over an open fire:

Here is the menu for most days:

Breakfast: a type of cereal mush and a glass of milk

Lunch: a piece of fruit and a watery dish with pasta and vegetables (a sort of pasta stew); occasionally this contains meat if it is available

Supper: a piece or two of bread

The children go to bed hungry, as there is not enough money to buy sufficient quantities of food and fuel for cooking. The one piece of fruit a day is a recent addition to the menu; this addition has significantly reduced the amount of money spent on antibiotics, as fewer children are getting sick.