The Deep Sea Company has donated boxes of dried fish, cooking oil, and 152 bags of maize meal that will be distributed to 18 local soup kitchens that feed vulnerable children.

The donation comes after reports of a lack of food among vulnerable communities in the informal settlements of Gobabis and its surroundings.

The company's managing director, Elton Vries, says it's high time that stakeholders and individuals come on board with assistance that will make a lasting impact in the lives of the less fortunate.

"Our little support is these few things that we are giving, but it will make a difference even if it's just for one or two people's lives, because as we add a little bit of contribution and get more from people that do this sort of initiative, it will be better for all of us; we will not have problems."

Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate applauds the company for its generous support.

"As a region, we are making strides. We are definitely sending a message there that yes, we have cases of mulnutrion, but we did not sit still. We cried. People heard our cry. The deep sea heard our cry."

Moses Mberira, a member of the Malnutrition Technical Committee, said, "We want you to come back if you can for more times, and a long-term solution is to have that land at Neewehop. We hope it could have been a better situation, but we are keeping on pushing the municipality to give us that peace of land so that we can start with a long-term mission."