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Today's Paper | March 07, 2026

Updated 12 Apr, 2024 01:25pm

Feeding smiles: As Gaza starves, Palestinians rise to the occasion to feed thousands of hungry mouth

The non-profit organisation, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), has been serving hot meals to the people of Gaza since the beginning of the conflict. In February, it was able to reach the milestone of feeding 100,000 Palestinians in a day.

Rebuilding Alliance, under its campaign, ‘By the Hands of Your People’, funds field kitchens across the coastal enclave, run by hired community chefs and local NGOs. This is not the first time though. The organisation has been supporting community kitchens and doing much more in Gaza for over 20 years.

In October last year, at least 4,000 meals were served every day, said Adam Ramadan, the deputy director of Rebuilding Alliance. This number increased to 50,000 meals a day in February.

“Currently, we have 30 kitchens operating across Gaza […] they are located in Rafah, Deir al-Balah and even in the north where the situation is the worst,” he told Dawn.com.

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