The Breath of Life house is teeming with curious toddlers as its staff members, each with at least one baby on a hip, keep a watchful eye on the tiny bodies roaming the home’s green gardens.
Tubs Lingham, 34, from Gonubie, understands what it means to be destitute, alone and hungry. “Sometimes, it’s eat or die,” he said. But from a place of loss blossomed a true fire-starting hero, whose commitment to feeding underprivileged children placed him as one of the 2022 Daily Dispatch and Johnson & Johnson Local Hero winners.
Seventeen businesses have come together as sponsors for the “Support a Child” initiative for Helping Those in Need, an NPO that feeds thousands of children and houses 25 victims of neglect and abuse. The campaign was started by Pot O’Curry owner Tubs Lingham, who said he was overwhelmed by the positive response of the East London community.
Nobody in Buffalo City has been spared the cost of load-shedding as local businesses and residents struggle to cope with life under stage 6. Paige Ramsamy works at Posh Wash Laundry in Beacon Bay with his parents Shantal and Faizel, who own the business. He said ongoing load-shedding meant they often could not operate.
Though some people might not care if a non-profit organisation doesn’t make it, or if the hungry get fed, in this economy rising food prices are a struggle for most families.