A Delft resident who has been running a soup kitchen near her home since lockdown last year had to use some of her family’s savings to keep feeding people.reported that Farida Ryklief was feeding about 700 people from her community daily. When we visited her on Wednesday, Ryklief said this number had increased to at least 1,000 people, most of whom are young children and the elderly.
“Living without any income has exacerbated domestic violence. Last week two of our recipients were beaten in front of the children in the queue by their spouses. Pensioners who are looking after grandchildren are struggling to get grants from Sassa offices. They can’t afford a smartphone to send emails and scan documents for online applications.”
Currently, Ryklief has one donor, Shabier Esak. Funding from Breadline Africa and the City of Cape Town ended in June. “Sending applications for funding is a process and I can’t wait until the applications have been approved. They need to eat. I can’t turn them away.” Caroline Farmer, 62, was standing in line with three young children. “Only one of my three children living in the backyard is working. I take seven pills at a time. Last night I was without food and couldn’t take my medication. I once collapsed in the queue because of hunger,” she said.
When we arrived, children were standing in two queues cordoned off with red tape. The queues meandered into an open field forming several shorter queues, while adults waited in a separate line. Volunteers went around enforcing Covid-19 safety measures.
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