Many people think poor families don’t deserve pleasure. Our insulting “food hampers” prove it
The woefully inadequate food parcels sent out to needy children undermined the dignity and the basic well-being of those who received them.
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New Times,
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The woefully inadequate food parcels sent out to needy children undermined the dignity and the basic well-being of those who received them.
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