umXhosa with a slice of cake

 GROWING SMILES  There's something many people have been silently suffering and being absorbed into,  in alienation . Thinking that no body relates or can assist . Poverty which may be defined as a community / people struggling to purchase basic essentials required to live . Although poverty's biggest  disguise is  hunger , a large percentage of our communities  are mentally impoverished , leaving not only their stomachs empty but also their emotional and mental needs empty /hungry . Combating poverty aims to help fight impoverishment - physically, mentally and emotionally-. By supplying community members in poverty driven homes with vegetable and herb seedlings ,where they can be planted and/or harvested  every  month at mental health seminars  hosted at community centers  where guest speakers and volunteer provide empowering courses where basic farming skills will be taught, hand-in-hand with mental health awareness and educational cou...