Yet, it is not
easy for an individual to convince people to give for big projects in the name
of zakat and sadaqat, it takes someone with sincerity to see it through. I just
a year, the founder of Siddiqah Street Kitchen (SSK) “Sister Aisha Adams” has being able to do this
successfully with her reputation feeding over 20,000 people till date and
empowered huge number of families in dare need of sustainability.
The January
programme to feed people of Makoko in Lagos and Oja Oba in Ibadan without
religious, ethnic or gender discrimination is a huge success. At the end, Siddiqah
Street Kitchen 11.0 which is the first Street Kitchen for 2018 is able to made
available 2000 meals for people at Makoko, Lagos and 1223 meals were provided at
Ojaoba, Ibadan feeding 3223 people.
She expressed her gratitude after the
programme.
“The
Street Kitchen project is one that I'm very passionate about. I am thankful to
all you amazing people who rescued us on Friday by donating what we needed to
be successful.”
In less than 24
hours to the programme, she is still 80% behind budget, but people still donate
promptly to meet up.
11 People Were
Empowered During the SSK 11.0
People are
empowered financially apart from feeding in other to start petty trading and
improve their livelihood. The Financial support range between N20,000 to
N30,000.
One of the
beneficiaries is a 12 year old who had been living on the streets for a while. The
Street Kitchen gave him something to get by without having to hustle for that
day.
The Emotional
Part (Three Touching Stories)
The Street
Kitchen 11.0 featured 3 emotional stories.
First, one
should always thank Almighty Allah if he/she has a comfortable place that one
live and rest at the end of the day because people of makoko live and sleep in
an environment so unbelievable with little or no hope for survival. Sister
Aisha reminds us;
“How
do we sleep in our mansions and leave children and communities living in filth
with no clear hope they'd ever get past that hardship?”
The second
story is about a little girl who amidst her environment and the hardship of
being educated in such environment has the dream of becoming a doctor. This send
an inspiration to me and you, that we don’t have an excuse to play it small
when we can go for the big game no matter the situation at hand. The Street
Kitchen uses this opportunity to call on donours who will like to help the little
girl. “it's more than just the food, it's the love we give.”
Lastly is a boy
who rely solely on the tout activities for a living, he approached the founder
and and the following conversation occurred;
“I know I am a tout and I don't want to be one again. And I asked, what other things do you do for work and he goes, just this tout work. I'm not educated and have no skill set so there's nothing to fall back on. I then asked for what he'd want to learn and he said; I'd like to learn tailoring, I would like to be a success as well.”
With all this encounter,
The Street Kitchen 11.0 was tagged: “more than just a plate”. The founder uses
the opportunity to call on people and organisation that can help the little
girl become a doctor and the boy to learn how to sew.
“We
would love to help this young girl achieve her dream of becoming a doctor as
well as help that guy learns how to sew. Any links with any organisation that
can help would also be welcome”
Volunteering
for Siddiqah Street Kitchen 12.0
You can join this
lovely initiative by volunteering for the next event taking place in kano and
Owonronshoki in Lagos by filling their volunteering form https://goo.gl/forms/6DWqZr46IoBmDYJJ2
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