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Disaster relief, primary health care clinics, feeding schemes, water purification and waterwell provision, distribution of new blankets, new clothing and food parcels, bursaries, educational support, toy story, agricultural self help schemes, job creation, counselling services, a drug rehab, HIV/AIDS workshops, skills development and life altering workshops are some of our diverse activities that have benefited millions worldwide. In our endeavours to serve with distinction we believe that perfection is not good enough.
We actively seek to build bridges between people of different cultures and religions engendering goodwill, harmonious coexistence, tolerance and mutual respect in keeping with the divine injunction:
"O Mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Almighty is (he who is) the most righteous of you." (Sura Hujurat/the Inner Apartments, Chapter 49, Verse 13.) |
"Well, you have kept the fast and learned what it means to go hungry.
Now leave your fire unlit for a day and find out what it is like for
those who have no heat in their homes! Go without shoes some day; tread
barefoot in the snow and ice to find out how it is for those who always
go barefoot through the mud and slush! Leave your windows open one day
and see what it is like to live in a house without them! Go out in the
street without your coat some cold winters day, just to see how it is
for those who have no coats at all! As long as your stomach is full,
you will know nothing about the condition of the starving; as long as
your house is warm, you will not understand the actions of those who
live without heat; as long as your own feet are well shod, as long as
you have thick clothes to wear, you will have no idea of the state of
those who go barefoot and unclad. Satisfy the hungry, so that Paradise
may love you. Clothe the naked, so that you may not be bare on the
coming day of Resurrection, when all the rest are naked. Become aware
of the condition of all those paupers and orphans, for your own wife
may become a pauper and your own children orphans. The wheel of fate
turns. None of us knows what is to be : what great wealth may be doomed
to extinction or how many, now despised, may rise to heights of dignity
and honour."
From the book "Irshad Wisdom of a Sufi Master" page 233, by Sheikh Muzaffer
Ozak Al-Jerrahi.
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God Almighty Exists . The large "G" represents Him. He is the
Originator, Protector and Sustainer of ALL Creation. He never sleeps.
It is He Who humbles the mighty, and Who exalts the humble. He is
without place, yet no place is devoid of Him. He is the Greatest Giver
, Giving the Gift of life, sustenance, health, knowledge, intellect,
wisdom and guidance. He is Absolute Mercy, Most Compassionate to ALL
humanity, represented by the little "g". The symbol represents man in
kneeling position with head bowed down and hands outstretched. Man is
in need materially and spiritually. But God Almighty is closer to him
than his own soul; it is man who is far from Him. He grants the
supplication of every supplicant. He is Generous. He does not withhold
His Gifts from the erring. He brings to birth, yet is not born. He
gives to eat, yet does not eat. He has no need of anything, everything
needs Him, yet when man takes one step towards Him, the Supreme Glory
takes ten steps towards man; when man comes walking, He comes running
and when man comes running, He comes flying. This is a Gracious God to
Whom belong the Most Beautiful Attributes.
Gift of the Givers
Foundation are facilitators of Almighty God's Aid (in a metaphorical
sense), distributing it from Him to all of mankind. This is made
possible only by His Grace and Permission. God's Aid is received by the
Foundation through His representatives, namely, sublime human beings
who are imbued with and reflect the Divine Attributes of Mercy,
Kindness, Compassion, Care and Generosity in their behaviour and
personality. These are the Donors, the Givers, the Life Blood of the
organisation Giving the Gift of time, gentle words, material
assistance, financial contributions and intellectual abilities. Their
Generosity permits Gift of the Givers Foundation to serve mankind
selflessly ensuring that the honour, dignity and respect of all
recipients of assistance are strictly guarded without exception.
The Logo symbolises the "Hand" of Almighty God over the hand of man
signifying Positivity and Hope. The Gift of the Givers Foundation and
its Donors strive to be that symbol of Hope, God Willing.
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- Established in August 1992, the Gift of the Givers Foundation has delivered R360 million in aid over a 17 year period to 25 countries, South Africa inclusive; millions of people have benefited.
- 1993 - Designed and developed the world's first and largest containerised mobile hospital; deployed in Bosnia; a product of South African technology, described by CNN as comparable to any of the best in Europe; unmatched to this day.
- 1995 - Designed and developed the world's first Containerised Primary Health Care Unit; a product of South African technology; 20 units deployed in South Africa; collectively 3 million patients have been treated in these clinics; project in partnership with the Department of Health.Clinics currently treat about 40,000 people per month.
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