Perhaps nothing brings people together like good food, especially when it’s deliciously prepared meals from all corners of the world.
For the past year, the Zakat Foundation of America East Coast office has been organizing monthly cultural nights at the community center in Newark, Delaware. Each month is dedicated towards a specific country or culture, and previous dinners have centered around cuisine from Turkey, Palestine, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
“Last year, we thought it wold be great if we switched things up with a cultural night - and so far, it’s been amazing,” said Hayat Omar Hubert, Youth Program Coordinator at the Delaware office. “It brought people who wouldn’t have come otherwise to the center.”
The funds raised from each cultural night go towards a humanitarian campaign active in that specific country. For example, last month’s event featured food from Afghanistan and the money was collected to distribute winter kit relief in the aftermath of the recent earthquake. Not only that, the funds collected at the cultural events have also helped build wells, schools, and support the Zakat Foundation of America orphan sponsorship program (OSP).