{"id":181994,"date":"2021-02-28T21:47:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T19:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=99618"},"modified":"2021-02-28T21:47:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T19:47:01","slug":"life-changing-donation-for-two-durban-ecd-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/life-changing-donation-for-two-durban-ecd-centres\/","title":{"rendered":"Life changing donation for two Durban ECD Centres"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FUTURELIFE\u00ae Start Smart campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FUTURELIFE\u00ae announces Start Smart campaign winner and so much more<\/p>\n

2021 is off to a great start for Razina Ess, thanks to FUTURELIFE\u00ae and Pick n Pay Smart Shopper. The two companies recently joined forces to run their Start Smart campaign and as the winner, Razina has received R50 000 towards her children\u2019s school fees for 2021.<\/p>\n

FUTURELIFE\u00ae Managing Director, Mark Bunn says that while the campaign highlighted the company\u2019s innovations in Smart Nutrition, it was an important reminder of the critical link between a healthy diet and the ability to learn.<\/p>\n

\u201cNutrition is fundamental for good health and development during the early years and if youngsters don\u2019t receive a balanced diet, they will battle at school,\u201d Bunn explains. \u201cBy giving parents great-tasting nutritional choices for themselves and their children, FUTURELIFE\u00ae is helping our future leaders start smart,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

While paying school fees will impact Razina and her family directly, for FUTURELIFE\u00ae caring for the children of our nation extends far further. In fact, the Start Smart campaign included a broader initiative which involved partnering with a school or NGO to provide meals for every child in the school every day for a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with our partners, we identified not only one but two pre-schools for this donation. Starting immediately, the 120 children at Zenzele Pre-School and God\u2019s Grace Creche in Cato Crest will receive FUTURELIFE\u00ae\u2019s Unity Instant Porridge every day for the rest of this year,\u201d says Bunn.<\/p>\n

Unity is a nutritious low GI meal that positively impacts a child\u2019s physical and mental development. A 50g serving of Unity mixed with water is the nutritional food equivalent of eating one egg, one-and-a-half slices of bread and one and a half teaspoons of low-fat margarine! It is also high in 15 vitamins and minerals.<\/p>\n

According to Dr Marc Aguirre, this will make a huge difference in the lives of the children at the ECD Centres. Dr Aguirre is the Country Director for HOPE worldwide South Africa (HWSA), an early childhood development NGO that has partnered with FUTURELIFE\u00ae on various feeding schemes. These ECD Centres form part of the HWSA programme and Dr Aguirre says that the children they care for \u2013 who are all aged six years and younger \u2013 are in desperate need of regular, nutritious meals.<\/p>\n

\u201cCato Crest is a densely populated area in Durban that is experiencing high unemployment. Few of the families can afford to pay for their children to go to school and out of love, solidarity and support, the caregivers refuse to turn them away. But many of these children are not getting enough to eat at home and this is affecting their ability to learn,\u201d Dr Aguirre explains.<\/p>\n

A medical doctor with years of experience in early childhood development, Dr Aguirre says that when children don\u2019t receive the right nutrition, it can lead to mental and physical development issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis can cause a child\u2019s growth to be stunted which goes far deeper than just their physical development. They can also suffer cognitive delays which robs them the chance of ever achieving their full potential in life,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

Before Covid, Dr Aguirre says that 27% of South Africa\u2019s children were stunted. Now the situation is far worse and there is a real urgency to protect these young children.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to do everything we can to intervene and that\u2019s why the partnership with FUTURELIFE\u00ae is going to be life-changing for these children. Unity Instant Porridge will ensure that they get good nutrition to start the day. Their tummies will be full, and they will have the nutrients and energy needed to concentrate, learn, and thrive,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

The Unity Instant Porridge being provided for the children at the Cato Crest ECD Centres is part of the company\u2019s much broader feeding programme. Mark Bunn says that FUTURELIFE\u00ae currently serves around 150 000 nutritious meals a month to South African children.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery child deserves to start the day with a healthy meal. We want to ensure that as many children as possible enjoy this right, enabling them to learn and grow so that we are safeguarding South Africa\u2019s future generation,\u201d Bunn concludes.<\/p>\n

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