In a city that is known more for its glitz and glamour, nothing beats the experience of seeing the more humane side of the city. It is Dubai's blessing to have an angel in the form of Roshni Raimalwala and her band of happy volunteers who go out each Friday doing small deeds full of goodness for the city's under privileged.
Roshni is part of a beautiful concept build around social service. Roshni and her group of volunteers visit various parts of Dubai and distribute food and groceries to the not so lucky. They spend a lot of time during the week collecting material for donors. This includes donations in kind like sugar, rice, tea bags, soap, toothpaste etc. These are then put together in packets by the volunteers and distributed each week.
At times it is easy to get blinded by the success of Dubai. Dubai is home to the rich and famous. And yet behind all the glitz, Dubai is also home to many poor residents who work hard to keep the city in shape. These mostly include workers from Asian countries like India, Pakistan and Philippines. Roshni and her volunteers visit these workers from time to time and support them with free food and groceries. Even though the labourers are taken care of by their employers and earn a salary, a hot pipping biryani and supply of essential groceries goes a long way in making life easier.
The picture below shows one such activity that was conducted recently. I know that many of the volunteers and Roshni herself may not be happy with publicity and are happy to stay away from the limelight. But such beautiful acts of kindness deserve every bit of support.
If you'd like to support this concept, you can get in touch with Roshni at +971 50 8585903. I did and I hope to support this project as much as possible.
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing this - I'd heard rumours of this initiative but didn't know the whole picture. It's really admirable when people try and make a difference - especially when they can meet many hurdles here due to the way the laws are structured.
you are indeed doing a great job. please keep up the good work. Many times people keep thinking their whole lives and realize there wasn't even a single thing that they did selfless cause everyone is so much self contained and obsessed with themselves.
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