The Ashura Feeding is incorporated in Radio 786’s Shifaa Project. Now in its third year, the project aims to provide needy South Africans with a warm meal on the Day of Ashura (10 Muharram).
Radio 786, in collaboration with Muslims for Humanity and various other organizations across South Africa, provided 100 000 meals in 2021 and doubled this to 200 000 meals in 2022.
To achieve this, Radio 786 and its partner feeding organizations cooked for- and provided a meal to 30 000 people in the Western Cape, at a cost of R200 000.
Distribution of the meals was on Tuesday 9 August 2022 and included the following areas:
Bonteheuwel / Heideveld / Manenberg / Bridgetown / Delft / Langa / Khayelitsha / Ocean View
Mitchells Plain (Tafelsig, Portlands, Rocklands, Lost City) / Pelican Park / New Horizon / Jim se Bos Informal Settlement / Mphumlani Informal Settlement / Hanover Park / Hanover Park Village / Driftsands / Pooke Road Informal Settlement / Elsies River / Epping / Bishop Lavis / Lotus River / Parkwood / Ottery / Freedom Park / Bonnytown / Steenberg / Philippi / Klapmuts / Newfields Village / Retreat / Happy Valley / Sunbird Park / Thambu Village / Grassy Park / Chatsworth / Riviersonderend.
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Sponsoring a pot will cost R3000, and or any other contribution will be appreciated.
Deposit donations into:
Account: Radio 786
Standard Bank
Account number: 072 890 614
Reference: Ashura feeding
Or drop-off any donation at the Radio 786 studios, corner Old Klipfontein and Murton Roads, Rylands Estate. Phone 021 699 1786 or WhatsApp 0786 10 11 12 should you require any assistance.
Donation deadline: Thursday 27 July 2023
