Dundee University Against Poverty Society has chosen to support 'Taught by Muhammad' for the 2019/20 academic year. 

We believe poverty and homelessness are unacceptable. With development and money flooding into Dundee, why are 28% of children in Dundee growing up below the poverty line? How would you choose between putting food on the table and heating? 

Last year there were 1466 homeless applications made in Dundee alone.  

'Taught by Muhammad' caries out vital work in Dundee aimed at easing poverty and reducing homelessness. 

Here are some of the projects they run:
(Taken from their website) 
http://www.taughtbymuhammad.com/projects/

ANTI-POVERTY

Since 2013, we have been running a Curry kitchen in partnership with the Salvation Army. On the first Friday of each month, volunteers from Taught by Muhammad will prepare a warm 3 course meal for the service users at the Salvation Army. On most Fridays we will serve around 40 people many of whom are either homeless or suffering from poverty.

On the second Tuesday of each month we prepare 40 hot cooked meals which are delivered to lone unemployed parents. This is a city-wide initiative and done in partnership with the Smart Lone Parents programme that provide us the referrals. It’s always a pleasure to see the expression on the recipient families faces when they receive their cooked meals.

The partnership is a beautiful example of how people from different backgrounds and faiths can come together to bring about common good. From the service, a number of service users now join us in volunteering and helping feed others.

FOOD BANK

The foodbank started in January 2014 with a group of volunteers committed to filling in gaps that may exist in the City with emergency food provision. From consulting with a series of agencies, we found a gap in delivered food parcels for those who may not be able to make the journey to the nearest foodbank or, those who may be embarrassed to admit the situation that they are in. We support 80 households each month with emergency food parcels.

Normally a food parcel consists of Long life milk, sugar, tea bags, cereal, pasta, soups, cooking sauce, tinned meats/veg and other snacks. These are intended to support the family for three days as they are in the process of making arrangements with the referral agency.

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

Through our anti-poverty work we have identified that many who go through periods of poverty would benefit from education and support around budget cooking. We organise a 5 week course for client groups which educate them on budgeting food items, making healthy and nutritious meals & wastage

The course is a unique experience to meet new friends, learn new skills and build confidence to move on to long term learning and education. The course also introduces the clients to ethnic cuisines from the Middle East and Asian subcontinent

Any support would be greatly appreciated and be put to good use helping to ease poverty in our local area.

Taught by Muhammad is a project under Yusuf Youth Initiative. All money raised will go to 'Taught by Muhammad' and be used to help reduce poverty in Dundee. 

Please have a look at our Facebook Page: 

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