One Million Meals

Every year, Hidaya strives to provide one million meals to those in dire need by offering dry ration food packages as well as cooked meals.

Dry ration packages are given to poor families as well as survivors of disasters. Though the nature of food supplies vary based on the regions of distribution, a typical, dry ration package consists of flour, rice, lentils, dates, dry milk powder, sugar, tea, spices, oil, and soap. Each package is enough to feed a family of about 5 or 6 for a month. Due to buying in bulk, it costs only 50 cents per meal, $50 for 100 meals, or $500 for 1,000 meals.

In addition to the One Million Meals project, Hidaya also helps economically weak families who cannot support their children or elderly for their food needs through other projects. For example; meat is given through Aqiqah, Sadaqah in the form of Sacrifice and Qurbani; and dry ration is given through Fidya, Kaffara and Sadqat-ul-Fitr.