Grace Khunene is the caretaker of 16 grandchildren, ranging in age from 6 months to 12 years old. These children were abandoned by their parents either because they could not afford to support them, had to seek employment or died from AIDS. Prior to SOHO’s assistance, the family not only lacked food and clothing but also funds for the older children to enroll in school. With the generous support of donors, we initially provided assistance through food parcels and clothing. Eventually we were able to secure gardening tools, seeds and fencing to help the family start a garden and grow their own spinach, cabbage and onions. In addition, two of the children have been enrolled into high school, and SOHO purchased uniforms for them.