Needy people relish vegan Eid dawat!

Over 2,000 people from underprivileged background got an opportunity to relish delicious Eid-Ul-Fitr dawat. On the occasion of Eid,

Million Dollar Vegan

, an international organisation, donated

food packages

to over 2,000 needy people in Kondhwa. This meal was part of a food donation programme which seeks to help support vulnerable people and communities in ten countries with wholesome, delicious vegan food during the

Covid-19 pandemic

.

The food, which was prepared in the community kitchen organised by Salim Mulla, founder of

Haddiya Social Foundation

.

Traditional biryani

that was made with mock meat, and a sweet sevaiyya (vermicelli) and dry fruits dish in lieu of the traditional sheer khurma that contains dairy. Social distancing was maintained for this event as people took the packed mock meat biryani parcels home to share with their family members. Salim Mulla said, “This mock meat is as good as or even better than mutton or beef. It’s soft and you can’t make out it’s not mutton or beef.”
As recipients came to collect their meal, they were told more about the source of the coronavirus pandemic, and that while animals are exploited for food there will always be another pandemic waiting to spread. This is because three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases come from animals - both wild and farmed. Viruses jump into humans when we eat, exploit or confine them in intensive farms or spaces.

Darshana Muzumdar

, India Campaign Manager for Million Dollar Vegan, said, “Million Dollar Vegan is a global organization that was founded to educate people to realize the dangers of eating animal products and raising animals in intensive and confined spaces. This Vegan Eid is part of the global food giveaway of $100,000 to the most vulnerable people and communities in ten countries. We are putting plants ON the menu to take pandemics OFF.”