Daily Dastarkhuwan
Cooked meals served on the spread, every day, at fixed locations. Rice, salan, roti — dignified and enough.
Learn moreKarachi · Since 2020
A place at the dastarkhuwan for every hungry family.
Every day, warm meals, monthly ration and emergency relief reach families across Karachi through the hands of our volunteers. Your Zakat and Sadqah keep the cloth spread wide.
Our impact so far
Numbers behind the daily meal
1,247K+
Free meals served since 2020
18,500+
Families supported with monthly ration
42
Areas of Karachi served weekly
300+
Active volunteers on the ground
What we do
Programs that reach families where they live
Every rupee is tied to a program with measurable delivery — not overhead, not slogans.
Monthly Ration Packs
Aata, daal, chawal, ghee, chai, sugar — a full month's essentials delivered to a verified family's home.
Learn moreRamzan Program
Iftar and Sehri boxes through the month of Ramzan, plus a special Eid ration for every registered family.
Learn moreWinter Relief
Blankets, warm meals and heating support for families in low-income katchi abadis when temperatures drop.
Learn moreEmergency Relief
Rapid food, water and shelter response after floods, fires and other emergencies — within 48 hours where possible.
Learn moreEducation Support
School bags, uniforms and stationery for children of families on our ration list — because a full stomach isn't enough.
Learn moreWhy we started
The dastarkhuwan is older than any of us.
In our tradition, when food is served, the cloth is spread on the floor and whoever is present sits down together — the host, the guest, the stranger, the traveller. No one asks who paid.
AL Sadat Ghayas began with a single spread outside a Karachi mosque in 2020, feeding roughly forty people a day during the pandemic. Five years later the spread is longer, the volunteers are more, but the rule hasn't changed: whoever comes hungry, sits down and eats.
Get involved
Three ways to keep the cloth spread
Donate
Bank transfer, JazzCash, Easypaisa or in person. Your Zakat and Sadqah are 100% eligible and tied to specific programs.
Donation optionsVolunteer
Cook, drive, pack ration, verify beneficiaries — a few hours a week goes further than you'd expect.
Join the teamSpread the word
Share our work with your family, employer or WhatsApp group. Every new hand at the cloth counts.
Get in touchReady to give?
PKR 300 feeds one person for a day.
A single donation covers a warm meal, roti and clean water. Give what you can — the cloth stretches to fit.
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