As we start our cooking for the year ahead, we reflect on how a bird perseveres to make its nest and feed their little ones. Each day a bird would leave its nest without provisions looking to sustain their little ones. Without fail the Almighty makes this possible providing provisions on a daily basis to their little ones.

As humans we are not any different, however what makes this not possible is due to the amount of people suffering from poverty due to unemployment in our country. It is each one of our duties who are by the means to try and assist those struggling on a daily basis to relieve those suffering of poverty in our country. The more this mindset is instilled in us, the more we are able to make a change. Although it might small and insignificant, it is significant to those in need.

Today we managed to feed 1,300 mouths taking the total mouths fed to 17,550. We fed the community in Khayelitsha, Vrygrond and the old age home in Wynberg. What a pleasure it was to see a smile on the faces of the recipients. We are grateful to serve our communities and would like to thank each and everyone of our sponsors and the team for your continued support.

May this year ahead inspire others to assist the impoverished and destitute and allow us to empower people within these communities with programmes which create sustainable feeding initiatives. Together we are able to make a bigger difference to those in need.

Below are some pictures of today’s feeding.

“Children are our greatest treasure. They are our future.” – Nelson Mandela. As investing in children are one of our most valuable resources as they create hope for a better future, we wanted to end the year off putting a smile on the faces of children in need.

The target for this drive was to provide toys and party packs for 100 kids. Through the grace of the Almighty we managed to exceed our target providing a smile to 140 orphans and children in need. We would like to thank Play Date Super Parks in assisting with the toy drive as well as all the sponsors that made this possible.

We distributed the toys and party boxes to 140 children of Leliebloem Children’s Home, Christine Revell, Orphans of Surrey Estate, St Michael’s Child and Youth Care Centre and SA Children’s Home. It was heart warming to see these little faces light up for something we might seem so small, brought them so much joy.

This year thanks to the Almighty and your support we manage to exceed all our objectives. One thing we realised during this year is that inside everyone resides goodness. When we have in our hands what another person needs, the Almighty is answering that persons prayers through us. Sometimes our lives become so busy that we forget what really matters and that we are able to make a difference in the lives of others. Together with your support we were able to make a small difference in the lives of those in need.

Since April this year we managed to feed 16,525 mouths, provide comfort to 530 women for 3 months with our sanitary drive, provided food parcels to 100 families, providing shelter to 1,000 homeless and put a smile on 240 children through our eid and children drives. Without your support this would not be possible, therefore we would like to take the opportunity to sincerely thank all our sponsors and everyone involved for their contributions this year, it is appreciated and we are grateful.

As Imam Ali once said, “Aim to live in this world without allowing the world to live inside you, because when a boat sits on water, it sails perfectly but when water enters inside the boat, it sinks.” Together may we be able to achieve more in even more in 2022 and make a bigger difference to those in need.

Below is a video of our children toy drive.

We would like to thank the Almighty for granting us the strength to fulfil our goal in providing Shelter to 1,000 homeless people this festive season and providing 1,000 meals yesterday. We would also like to thank our sponsors that donated generously to this initiative, it is much appreciated.

The 16 December 2021, is a significant day to us as South Africans which came into effect in 1995 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity for the country. This day allows us to not forget about our history and conflict in our country but it is a way to focus on how we can make our country better for our children.

At Falaah Foundation we celebrated this day by raising funds and providing meals to 1,000 homeless people. In 2019, there were approximately 4,862 homeless people living in Cape Town, according to figures by the Western Cape provincial government, which indicates the need to provide shelter.

Homelessness is something that many people witness but very few are willing to talk about. Even in mainstream media, homeless people are either vilified or glorified. But very few tackle how it really is to become homeless.

Unfortunately, not a lot of people realize this. The common notion is that homelessness is somewhat a choice. That the homeless deserve what they are going through because they didn’t study hard or look for a job. But no, it should not be looked at in this manner and we should assist humanity in whichever way possible.

As Mother Teresa once said, “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked, and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty”.

Additionally, our Belhar team fed approximately 300 people in Valhalla Park.

For transparency we provide not only the images of yesterday’s drive but also the confirmation of payment made to The Haven Night Shelter.

Currently we are faced with another wave of covid infections predicted to hit our country this festive season. This instils fear, not only in our little ones but also in us as adults increasing our anxiety during this time.

Today we fed approximately 1,400 mouths in Khayelitsha, Vrygrond and Parkwood taking the total mouth fed to date to 13,025 mouths. When distributing we asked ourselves why none of these communities seem to be concerned about covid, which is evident by non adherence to wearing masks and the way people socialise. However, if one were to step into their shoes for a day, one would be more concerned about shelter, food and protecting ones loved ones whereas covid would be a secondary issue therefore the non adherence is not educational.

It is important that each one of us instil hope in humanity during this time and bear patience to achieve this Hope. Although patience may seem to be bitter at first, the fruits thereof is sweet. We have been faced with this pandemic for almost two years and we should be in a position to understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must in unfold in their own time. Patience is thus a form of Wisdom that we need to put our trust in the Almighty however tie our camels (take precaution).

We would like to firstly thank the Almighty for giving us the strength and all our sponsors for their generous contributions making it possible to feed another day. Together we are able to achieve more.

Below are a few pictures of yesterday’s feeding.

One sits and ponder regarding the poverty and inequality in our country. How can a country and continent being the largest food producers in the world have so much people starving of hunger on a daily basis? Clearly it takes change to make change, which starts with inspiring one another to help humanity by serving the creation of the creator.

As Mahatma Gandhi said, “It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result”.

This profound quote teaches us that an intention alone is not sufficient, but that it should be followed by action. It takes change to make change. Yesterday we manage to provide food to 1,000 people and additionally the team in Belhar managed to feed 300 people taking the total mouths fed to 11,625 mouths fed to date.

We would like to thank the Almighty for the strength, to all our sponsors and the Falaah Foundation team for making this all possible. We are able to achieve more if we work together.

Below are some pictures of yesterday’s feeding of Beitul Aman and CPOA Silvertown Old Age Homes, the feeding at Pooke Road and The Vlei informal settlements and the feeding in Lentegeur where kids went door to door to distribute food to families in the area.

We are thankful to the sponsors for assisting us in providing ingredients to the Belhar kitchen which we supported since the end of October. The reason for the establishment of associated branches such as Belhar is to make a difference in other communities around Cape Town as we alone are unable to make a big impact.

Through feeding initiatives we get acquainted with many people that becomes part of a network used to benefit humanity. We are so thankful that the team in Belhar can assist the communities of Belhar and Valhalla Park feeding approximately 600 to 1,000 people each week.

Below are some photos of the feeding initiatives in Belhar and Valhalla Park.

As we reach the milestone of 10,000 mouths fed, we reflect on the moments that led us to achieving this milestone. At commencement a very important moment was the good intention made to serve humanity which blessed everything that led to us achieving this milestone.

As we celebrate feeding 10,325 people to date we do so by showing our appreciation for what we have been granted and being grateful to the Almighty for allowing us the opportunity to serve his creation. In celebration we fed 500 mouths, three children homes: Leliebloem; St George’s; and St Michael’s, as well as the informal settlements in Athlone namely: Pooke Road; and the Vlei.

So what are some of the memorable moments that formed part of this milestone? We managed to provide 100 families with food for a week, provided comfort to 530 women for 3 months by providing them with 12,640 sanitary pads, established a associated branch in Belhar to feed the Belhar, Valhalla Park and Blikkies Dorp communities, established relationships with the elderly, abused women and children through our feeding initiatives and embarked on raising funds to develop our online platform to assist with the inequality in our country.

So what is more important? The milestone or the moment? We believe both are equally important as the moments provide substance to the milestones which are a snapshot at a point in time. This milestone allows us to learn from the past and prepare for the road ahead as it is not the endgame that matters most but the moments that got us to where we are.

We are sincerely thankful to all our sponsors, family and friends for all your support, it allows us as a collective to make a difference by providing nourishment for those in need. Below are a few pictures of today’s initiative.

In recent times we tend to procrastinate over what to do tomorrow and when tomorrow comes we forgot what we intended to do. Just over 6 months ago we embarked on this journey to feed the impoverished and destitute and with humble beginnings we see today the growth achieved through the mercy of the Almighty. Through consistency and perseverance we are all able to achieve big things and the time to start is in the present moment.

Many of us want to make a change and help our communities, but don’t know where to start. We end up focusing on many things instead of a single purpose. We would like to welcome everyone to support our feeding initiatives as we can make a bigger difference together.

Today we fed 550 people from the Haven Shelters in Wynberg, Claremont and Lansdowne, the Saartjie Baartman Centre, Vision Orphanage, Tawakul Rehab Centre and the community of Parkwood. To date we have fed 9,075 mouths.

Since inception we operated from the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town and today we did our first drop off of ingredients at our new associated branch of Falaah Foundation in Belhar that will feed approximately 6,000 mouths a month. We welcome Abdulla Ganief who will be heading up the Belhar kitchen feeding the surrounding communities of Belhar, Valhalla Park and Blikkies Dorp.

Your support never goes unnoticed and we thank you all for your support. Below are a few pictures of today’s initiatives.

During these trying times we have all been impacted in some or other way by the pandemic. At the start of everything it seemed daunting and when many lives came to an end we were sad, but what matters most is what we do in between.

Today through the grace of the Almighty we were able to cook for three organisations/communities, Beitul Aman old age home in Wynberg, Vrygrond Community and the Khayelitsha community. Just over six months ago we started with cooking a 100 litre pot feeding on average 300 mouths and have grown to date to six pots 420 litres in total feeding approximately 1,000 mouths.

As Martin Luther King once said, “We must accept finite disappointments, but never lose infinite hope.”

Today we celebrate Falaah Foundation’s story of hope and thank firstly the Almighty for allowing us to feed humanity, our sponsors (each and everyone) for your contributions and everyone that comes out to assist with the cooking and distribution. We are only able to achieve what we did together and we are extremely grateful. Below is a few pics of today’s initiative.

We were contacted by an esteemed businessman in South Africa, Mr Khalid Abdulla. With a good intention to raise funds to feed the impoverished and the destitute. Little did we know that we would be able to raise much needed funds to assist our communities. With a target set of initially R50,000 for three charities, us included, it quickly increased to R100,000 based on the overwhelming support and commitments to support our feeding initiatives.

We would like to congratulate Mr Khalid Abdulla for completing his first cycle tour ( 109km) and we are grateful to him for persevering every tough kilometre in order to raise much needed funds to feed the impoverished and the destitute. To everyone that has contributed and confirmed donations, your further contributions are appreciated. Up to Friday, 8 October 2021 our organisation has raised R10,000 which will feed approximately 2,000 people.

This initiative will remain open for the rest of the week. Thanks for your support. Donations can either be made via our website portal or alternatively, EFT’s are welcome, banking details included below:

Bank: Standard Bank Limited

Account holder: Falaah Foundation

Account number: 10147741058

Branch code: 025309 or 051001 for EFT’s