We visited a local nutrition center, which has a similar function to a soup kitchen in the U.S. Mothers bring their children here for a hot lunch, some traveling several miles by foot and for many, this will be their families' only meal that day.
We helped serve the lunch, which consisted of beans and n'shima. N'shima is a staple food in Zambia and is typically made with ground maize. It has a starchy texture, thicker than mashed potatoes, and is rolled up and used as a utensil to pick up and eat the rest of the meal. Older siblings sat with the younger ones on their laps and fed them from their own plates. Their mothers sat off to the side, many nursing infants or talking amongst themselves.
The kids loved getting their pictures taken so we have many more photos that I will post soon, but I couldn't resist sharing this sweet little face.
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