
Community Kitchen
Delivering hot, nourishing meals where hunger meets daily life
Delivering hot, nourishing meals where hunger meets daily life
Community Kitchens provide free and subsidised hot meals to people struggling with hunger in busy urban areas, industrial zones, and transport hubs. Through a network of mobile food carts supplied by central community kitchens, this project ensures that labourers, commuters, and vulnerable families receive nutritious food with dignity — every day.
For many people, hunger is not a crisis moment, it is a daily reality. Labourers leave home early, commuters spend long hours travelling, and families work multiple jobs just to survive. For thousands, the Community Kitchen cart is the one reliable meal of the day.
These mobile carts operate in areas where people naturally gather, bus stops, factories, markets, and roadside work zones, ensuring that food reaches those who need it most, at the exact moment they need it.

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Each Community Kitchen acts as a central hub where meals are freshly prepared in large quantities. These meals are then distributed to multiple mobile carts operating across nearby locations.
This system allows one kitchen to feed thousands of people daily while maintaining quality, hygiene, and efficiency. It also enables rapid expansion — more carts can be deployed wherever need is greatest, without duplicating infrastructure.
Donors can support the project in meaningful and flexible ways, depending on their capacity and intention:
Help establish a permanent kitchen facility that will serve thousands of meals daily for years to come.
Support operational costs such as ingredients, fuel, staff, and maintenance to keep meals flowing.
Fund a mobile cart that delivers meals directly to people in need, day after day.
Sponsor the food distributed from a cart — turning your support into immediate nourishment.
Support families with dry food parcels distributed by the kitchen when resources allow.
Many donors choose to support kitchens and carts in their ancestral villages — honouring loved ones while feeding those left behind.
Community Kitchens bring food to people who cannot afford to stop working or travel long distances to seek help. This project removes the barriers of access, cost, and stigma — offering nourishment as a right, not a favour.
Thousands of people look forward to these carts each day. For many, it is the difference between working on an empty stomach and getting through the day with strength and dignity.
Beyond daily meals, Community Kitchens also enable wider food support through ration parcels for families under severe pressure. This ensures that households can cook at home, support children, and regain stability during times of financial hardship.
By combining immediate relief with household support, the project addresses hunger both in the moment and over time.
Community Kitchens are more than a feeding programme — they are a shared act of care. They represent communities supporting one another, donors transforming compassion into action, and families receiving nourishment without shame.
Every meal served restores strength, dignity, and hope — one plate at a time.
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UK: 0300 303 0777
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Minhaj Welfare FoundationYou can arrange a payment through your bank or building society using the details below:
Bank: HSBC
Title: Minhaj-ul-Quran Welfare Foundation
Sort Code: 40-15-17
Account No: 21451803