The
month of Ramadan is about fasting but as soon the air echoes with the sound of
Allah u Akbar, Allah u Akbar, everyone attack over aftaari, and eat as much as
they can, and later prepare for Taraweeh with a heavy stomach and throat
bubbling with food. There are two kinds of people in the world one who eat to
live and others, who live to eat!
Are
you the one who lives to eat? Don’t stare the words or feel shy, be frank as I
am also the one but my calorie calculator is always on whenever I order any
scrumptious item. There was a time when I keep the brochures of restaurants or
log on to websites only to get their delivery number but now foodpanda has made
it all easy for me. Now I just log on to foodpanda, order my favorite food item
and get it at my door step.
This
Ramadan when I was surfing the website for Aftaar deals, it doesn’t mean, I was
feeling hungry or mujhey roza lag raha tha,
I came across the
Click Donate banner. I was so amazed and curious to know how foodpanda can
support underprivileged families as it’s an online food portal.
In my
curiosity I clicked the banner and found three categories of Ration packs. When
I read the items carried by each Ration Pack, I was surprised. The ration
bags contain daily consumer products such as rice, flour, tea and cooking oil,
and have been categorized into three packages priced at Rs.1000, Rs.1825 and
Rs.2890 according to a person’s feasibility.
At that
moment, I realized what my Thousand Rupees can do for the poor families. From
my thousand rupees, my friends and I can have an aftaar party but on the other
hand, this thousand rupee note can bring smile on the faces of a whole family
and they can eat a substantial meal through it. Ramadan is the spiritual
month when a Muslim do fasting for Allah, and abstain himself from eating and
drinking in order to get the real essence of Ramadan which is hunger and
thirst, and unfortunately, food and water are the elements that are heavily wasted every year, but
this Ramadan foodpanda has paved an easy path for us through the Click Donate campaign.
One can donate a ration pack by sitting at home with just a click!
I
further searched about this online charity program, and my trust was further
strengthened when I saw TCS Connect and Orange Tree Foundation are also involved
in this Choti si Naiki (small deed). TCS Connect is handling the logistics
and collection of money from the donors and giving it to Orange Tree
Foundation which is a charitable organization for education.
The
promotional video of the campaign played the role of a catalyst in the whole
process. The video have first shown the plight of poverty and hunger in our
country and right after that the struggle and teamwork of foodpanda has shown
that actually eliminates the doubt of fraud or any other deceit. The video
urges me to share it on my social networks so my friends and other members of my
friend list can be a part of this activity and join hand in hand with food
panda in this month of donation.
How
to donate?
It is
a three step process, select your ration pack via foodpanda website or mobile
app and order it. Later, a TCS Connect representative will visit your home to
collect the money and give you a certificate from foodpanda as a token of
appreciation. Your money then will be delivered to Orange Tree Foundation where
ration packs will be distributed to the needy.
The
whole process is so simple and convenient. This Ramadan, be a part of this good
deed with foodpanda and share happiness with underprivileged. Because this is
not charity, this is their right!
