New Shop in Town

Ingirid at her new charity shop in Stromness.
Unfortunately we have seen a few Stromness retail businesses close down over the last year or so.  However, there are several new shops including this charity shop which opened this week.  Ingirid is the shop owner and this week the shop is raising funds for the e'Pap Children's Feeding Project.   She is selling good-quality pre-loved items - some still with their original price-tags on. 
Other charities can book the shop by the week for fundraising.

Here's a little bit about the e'Pap project:
e’Pap Children’s Feeding Project
The project commenced in 2003. Some 60 children, from two pre-primary schools in Knysna, were given a breakfast of a highly nutritious e’Pap porridge each weekday morning. Careful monitoring over six months produced encouraging results. The children’s health and concentration improved. 
By 2020 the project has expanded to over 120 centers stretching some 100 kilometers along the Cape Southern Coast. Enthusiastic volunteers and partner NGOs handle distribution and monitoring. Since the Covid19 crisis commenced and schools were closed, they have expanded their feeding to include families. Active outlets included a range of schools, children’s places-of-care and many soup kitchens. During 2020 they have provided over one million meals.
The key goal is to improve the health and hence the prospects of as many children as possible, by providing regular and highly nutritious meals through established community structures. In addition to feeding, they have projects that supply pre-schools with outdoor play equipment, stationery, educational equipment & book boxes. All of these improve the lives of the children. They also provide bursaries to assist pre-school teachers to receive formal training. Approximately 80% of the annual expenditure is used for the purchase of food and a further 14% for other beneficiary benefits.