2. The winding queue is a sign of the desperation that has gripped the populous
township of Chitungwiza, on the outskirts of Harare, since Zimbabwe enforced
national lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, which has seen 46 cases and
four deaths.
-Author: Nyasha Chingono, 'We can't turn them away": the family kitchen fighting
lockdown hunger in Zimbabwe
2020
Posted at The Guardian Weekly
May 20,
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them-away-the-family-kitchen-fighting-lockdown-bunger-in-zimbabwe, Retrieved
May 23, 2020
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It is 7am and hundreds of children have come out on this chilly morning to queue for a plate of porridge.
With makeshift masks covering their faces, the children wait for Samantha Murozoki to start dishing up the warm food into whatever plastic tub, plate, tin cup – or even ripped-off corner of a cardboard box – is presented to her.
The winding queue is a sign of the desperation that has gripped the populous township of Chitungwiza, on the outskirts of Harare, since Zimbabwe enforced national lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, which has seen 46 cases and four deaths.
The queues have become a common sight in Seke Unit A, where Murozoki prepares porridge in the mornings for children and supper later in the day for hungry families.
With a makeshift stove, a couple of large pots and a few cooking utensils, the mother of two has been winning the respect of thousands who pass by her kitchen daily and is gathering volunteers who help her keep track of the children. A team of women serve and wash up the utensils.
None of the children have been turned away.