re:food is a local humanitarian non-profit initiative, with the basic concept to salvage near-expiry and excess food from the local food and beverage industry, and then redistribute it around Kuwait to people who need it for free. Usually, these food items are either categorized as waste so they go directly to incinerators and landfills, or to secondary markets where they sell near-expiry goods.
When they first started, beneficiaries were originally found by scouting different areas, talking to people and giving them goods to build off trust. Then once word of mouth got around to what they were doing, individuals started heading to the re:food website to register to get food. The re:food beneficiaries are a diverse group of people that include Arabs, Bedouns, and Asians.
If you’d like to find out more about re:food or you’d like to volunteer, then visit their [Website]
29 replies on “Free Food for People Who Need it”
thank you very much for sharing this information. we really need more of such initiative in Kuwait
Excellent job, God bless you all
Please call me I’m getting 80 KD salary and 60 KD my rent, only half salary no food to eat properly, +965-55717488
Salam wallekum my husband has less salary and i have 4 children’s and we are fasting month of Ramadan so we need ur help try to help us mob no 66947598 my husband no 67053152
Good job reporting on this non-profit initiative. It’s better to omit the last sentence listing ethnicities of beneficiaries.
umm why?
What information does it add to the reader? It just signals out, even stereotypes 2 ethnicities and 1 class of people as receiving charity. Could make readers belonging in these classifications uncomfortable.
the information it adds is that their beneficiaries are from different ethnicities and not just one specific kind which is what people always assume (Asians). I am an Arab and that information did not make me uncomfortable so its fine.
That was already cleared up by mentioning they are a diverse group.
I am stating the obvious here. I am a fan of your blog and appreciate your work. But I can’t help but recall your article about the Avenues wifi “Does Nationality Really Matter?” raising the same issue. I feel we have been so conditioned in this country to expect origin and race identification everywhere.
This is your blog and article and you can do anything you want with it at the end of the day. Nothing personal.
I’m also stating the obvious here and I understand your concern but in this case there was nothing offensive at all in the post so just relax.
Excellent humanitarian effort!! Hope they can get all the support they need. Bless your hearts.
Hello Sir
We are a new construction worker in Kuwait. We are 2 people have been sitting in the room for the last 1 month. There is no job, problem with eating and paying rent, please help me..
Please call this number -94078951
Hi im from Philippines i have 4 friends in my room but my company not pay and no give food allowance please contact m 65734101
Could you name those secondary markets please?
Look at the related links lol
Would be great to hook this initiative up to the labour camps – you can also donate food to abused and runaway maids in the various embassies.
Great initiative.
hello sir
iam a new house driver in kuwait.. food problem toomuch can u give me some days food for free. anyone help??..
hi sir we we r 3 person family me and my mom dad iam in house for 1 month no work no money can u plz send some food for us my number 51172915
We need food. Ples help me
0965-55761990
Salam We are also 6person here in Mubarak AL kabeer no work no pay we are Muslim and we do fasting also we need help for food insha Allah we help us Pls.
I want food 51595165
Hi Sir, I have no work since March. No salary nothing. If u pls kindly give me some food items I will be so thankful. Bcz of covid 19 situation I m helpless. Thanks my number 94418179
I want food 69909394
I need food as no work no salary nothing.
I am Maidan Hawaally street Zara near masjid.
69635783
My what’s aap number is +91 80747 23126
Hi Sir, I have no work since March. No salary nothing. If u pls kindly give me some food items I will be so thankful. Bcz of covid 19 situation I m helpless
Hi so many people staying my building without food any one help the people this is my contact number 66085717
Hi Sir, I have no work since March. No salary nothing. If u pls kindly give me some food items I will be so thankful. 95528561
Sir no money no food No salary nothing. If u pls kindly give me some food items 95528561 good for us