Peshawar Gulbahar Loins Club Rehmat E Ramadan Campaign Sehar and Iftar Peshawar Project
Introduction:
Ramadan is the most holy month of Islam in which Muslims around the world observe fasting during the hours of daylight. Fasting is an obligatory act upon all Muslims over the age ofpuberty on both men and women, rich and poor. During the month of Ramadan, Muslimsencouraged to be particularly charitable.Feeding people at the end of the fasting dayrepresents a very rewarding spiritual act according to Islamic tradition and teachings. In Pakistan specifically in KP majority ofpeople arepoor and destitute who are facing severe scarcity of food stuff (flour, rice, pulses and edible oil, dates, Mushroobat etc).In Ramadan, people usually need meal two times (Sehar & Iftar) in a day.
GBLC has initiated to organize Ramadan Dastakhuwan (Sehar and Iftar) in different areas of Peshawar including Hospitals, Shelter Houses and those locations where poor people are residing for those people who were unable to manage the daily food requirements in the month of Ramadan. GBLC provides an opportunity toall those who want to be a source of happiness for deserving and deprived community inarranging sehar and iftari dastarkhuwanprogram under Rehmat E Ramadan Packagewas primarily intended to provide food to needy fasting families during the holymonth of Ramadan. Each food parcel contains a sufficient and consists of basic food staplessuitable for the target community to a normal family. This program has helped the families in full filling their foodneeds in the holy month of Ramadan.
Activities carried out under Rehmat E Ramadan Programme:
Under Rehmat E Ramadan Campaign programme of GBLC Ramadan sehar and Iftari dastarkhuwan were organized to fulfill the basic food need of those poor fasting people who’s were unable due to their poverty conditions to fulfil their food during the fasting month. Activities including 28 sehari packs distribution, 28 iftaridastarkhuwan,1 iftari box distribution were organized in Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar.
In Dost Guluna Shelter Housed Eidi, Eid Gifts including Food Packages were distributed among the children’s.
Modality for the Selection and Organizing the Sehri and Iftrari Dastarkhuwan:
- Under the specific selection criteria set for those who were unable to fulfill their basic food need in the month of Ramadan, the most deserving group of people was selected for the purpose.
- Organized good quality of cooked food including Meat, Roti and tea in sehari while Rice, Sharbat, dates and fruits along with clean drinking water at iftari dastarkhuwan.
- Eidi in Cash to the children’s in shelter Houses.
- Food package packed including full basic food items.
- GBLC publicity was ensured through displaying banners and other materials.
- GBLC members and volunteers were engaged and fully supported the event.
