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Feed Families This Ramadan: Grassroots Iftar & Food Aid
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This Ramadan, we are raising funds for a small, grassroots charity doing life-saving work on the ground in Somaliland, where hunger, poverty, and drought continue to affect thousands of families every day.
Risiq Wadaag Charity Organization (RWCO) is not a large international NGO. There are no salaries for organizers, and no layers of bureaucracy. This is a community-led charity where volunteers show up every single day to cook, serve, teach, and care for people who urgently need help.
Every dollar goes directly to people in need.
During Ramadan, Risiq Wadaag Charity Organization (RWCO) provides iftar every single night for anyone who comes, no questions asked.
300–400 people are fed every night
30 nights of Ramadan
Cost per person per iftar: approx. $4 CAD
YOUR IMPACT AT A GLANCE
• $4 CAD (≈ $3 USD) feeds 1 person one iftar
• $120 CAD (≈ $90 USD) feeds 1 person for all of Ramadan
• $450 CAD (≈ $335 USD) feeds a whole family for the month
• $750 CAD (≈ $555USD) - 250 people for one Iftar (average amount served per/day)
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• $900 CAD (≈ $670 USD) feeds 10 people for all of Ramadan
• $1350 CAD (≈ $1000 USD) feeds 15 people for all of Ramadan
• $1800 CAD (≈ $1332 USD) feeds 10 people for all of Ramadan
For many families, this iftar is the only guaranteed meal of the day.
“Whoever feeds a fasting person will have a reward like theirs.”
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
This is your opportunity to turn that hadith into real impact.
Feed a Family for an Entire Month
Outside of daily iftar, RWCO also runs monthly food distributions for struggling families, providing essentials like:
- Rice
- Flour
- Oil
- Potatoes
- Canned goods
It costs only:
~$135 CAD (≈ $100 USD)
to feed an entire family for a full month
That means your donation doesn’t just help, it completely sustains a household.
Why Somaliland Needs This Now
Somaliland continues to face:
- Severe drought
- High food insecurity
- Limited access to healthcare
- Widespread poverty in rural and displaced communities
Many parents are forced to choose between feeding their children or sending them to school. Many elderly people and orphans have no safety net at all.
RWCO exists to fill that gap, immediately and directly.
More Than Food: Community, Dignity & Hope
RWCO also supports:
- Free education for orphaned and underprivileged children
- Adult literacy and vocational programs
- Public health and water distribution
- Eid and winter clothing for orphans and poor children
They even run a free school, where:
- Children study in the morning
- Women receive free education in the afternoon
No tuition. No fees. Just opportunity.
A Truly Grassroots Organization
This campaign matters because:
- Most organizers are 100% volunteers
- They donate their time, energy, and often their own money
- Only essential workers (like cooks and cleaners) are paid modest wages
- Funds are used immediately, not stored or delayed
When you donate, you’re not funding overhead, you’re funding tonight’s iftar, this month’s food basket, a child’s education.
From Canada to Somaliland, With Trust
We are a Canadian family raising funds for people we know, communities we’ve seen, and work we trust.
This Ramadan, your sadaqah and zakat can:
- Feed hundreds of people every single night
- Sustain families for an entire month
- Multiply your reward during the most blessed days of the year
Please Donate, Share & Make This Ramadan Count
If you’re unable to donate, sharing this campaign is also a form of sadaqah.
Let’s make sure no one breaks their fast hungry this Ramadan.
Thank you for giving.
Thank you for caring.
May your generosity be multiplied.
Organizer
Zahra Duale
Organizer
