Pat's Feeding Program

Every other week we have been a part of a program I mentioned earlier, Pat’s Feeding Program. Pat is a Kenyan born British elderly lady that has been running a food-relief for 15 years. Her and a team has identified 300 area residents, mostly elderly and some HIV positive, that need food aid. Every other Wednesday she hands out basic food necessities to these people or their family members that come retrieve the goods for them.

Each person in line must have a card that was given to them with a number on it. They arrive hours before the doors open. The whole process takes less than 2 hours. They get maize, beans, flour, cooking fat, matches, newspaper for burning, bread and 20 shillings ($0.25 USD) to buy vegetables. Those with HIV get a more nutritional type of flour. Then, if there have been any other donations, those get handed out (blankets, gutters, crackers, sugar, etc.). After all 300 tickets have been accounted for Pat goes to the door where many more are waiting for leftover hand-outs. She picks these people one by one.

Pat selecting for the extras to be handed out

Bottles are given out to carry water or a kerosene

Sacks of small bags of food

Waiting

Lining up

Gutters for their houses were donated and at this point they had to choose between a bag of food or a gutter

Bread is handed out each week

Piles for HIV positive clients