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Selfless community champion, Eunice Boesman, from Thornhill, has dedicated her life to providing food and clothing to those in need through her home-based soup kitchen, You Nice Soup Kitchen, where she provides weekly meals to over 100 people, fostering hope and combating crime.<\/p>\n

Boesman\u2019s tumultuous childhood, marked by hardship and struggle in Thornhill, fuelled her compassion and drive to help others. <\/p>\n

After experiencing adversity first-hand, she said she can empathise with those facing similar challenges, recognising that many, like her, did not choose to be born into difficult circumstances. <\/p>\n

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As a result of the struggles I faced as a child, I do not want to see other people struggling; instead, I want to help them as much as I can.<\/div>\n
Boesman<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Despite the challenges she faced as a young girl, she said that she always believed that God had a great purpose for her life.<\/p>\n

With a desire to help those in need, Boesman established a non-profit organisation, You Nice Soup Kitchen, from her home where she feeds more than 100 people every Wednesday with assistance from her friends, Lungelwa Gidi and Ntombekhaya Sam.<\/p>\n

While her soup kitchen officially serves the community once a week, she said that her home remains a beacon of hope, with doors always open to provide a nourishing meal to anyone in need.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany times, people knock on my door while I am having supper and I often give them my plate of food or dish from the pot of food that I had made for my family,\u201d said Boesman.<\/p>\n

\u201cI share whatever I have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boesman believes that feeding the underprivileged can help prevent crime, address the root causes of desperation, and foster a more stable community. <\/p>\n

\u201cI always tell people to come to me if they are hungry because I do not want them to go to jail for stealing food,\u201d said Boesman.<\/p>\n

In response to her unpredictable income, she said she took proactive steps to establish a vegetable garden to harvest essential ingredients for her soup kitchen.<\/p>\n

Boesman emphasised that her soup kitchen is a community-driven initiative, relying on donations and volunteer efforts. <\/p>\n

Although she sometimes covers expenses personally, she said that she is deeply grateful for the regular donations she receives.<\/p>\n

Despite the kindness of donors, Boesman\u2019s soup kitchen faces an ongoing need for food donations from individuals and organisations to maintain its operations and continue serving the community.<\/p>\n

Through community engagement, Boesman said that she has identified the needs of many underprivileged people and has been able to secure donations from individuals and organisations.<\/p>\n

Thus far, she has helped disabled individuals with wheelchairs, walking frames and portable toilet seats.<\/p>\n

Boesman has also accumulated clothing donations, blankets, mattresses and beds which she has distributed.<\/p>\n

To help the community with any sewing requirements and to earn additional funding for her soup kitchen, three years ago she joined forces with two local women to establish a sewing business, MMB Sewing Project.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, a generous donation of a container and sewing machines from the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm helped kick-start their sewing business.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never stop helping people because I have been in their shoes and I know what they are experiencing,\u201d said Boesman.<\/p>\n

For more information or to contribute towards You Nice Soup Kitchen contact Eunice Boesman at 073 143 9324.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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