Give food aid through Canada’s oldest Muslim relief organisation. Your food aid donation becomes a hot meal, a food parcel, or fresh bread for a family who would otherwise go hungry tonight.
"They give food, despite their love for it, to the needy, the orphan, and the captive, saying: We feed you only for the sake of Allah."
- Surah Al-Insan 76:8-9
Hunger is not a distant problem. Right now, around two billion people across the world live without reliable access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. For many of them, the next meal is not a certainty but a hope. Your food aid donation turns that hope into a plate of food on the table tonight.
Feeding the hungry is one of the most beloved acts in Islam. The Prophet (peace be upon him) taught that the best of people are those most beneficial to others, and few acts are as immediately beneficial as putting food into the hands of someone who has none. When you give food aid, you are not just filling your stomach. You are restoring dignity, easing fear, and answering a prayer.
For over 46 years, Human Concern International has stood on the frontlines of hunger. From war-torn Gaza to drought-hit communities and food banks here in Canada, your food aid donation reaches families through a network built on one promise: that food should be available, accessible, and adequate for every human being.
$125
Provide a food pack to a family for a month
$500
Provide food packs to 4 families for a month
$1,000
Provide food packs to 8 families for a month
$2,000
Provide food packs to 16 families for a month
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Help Families Access Food with Dignity and Nourishment
Every day, millions of people around the world struggle to access enough food to meet their basic needs. For many, hunger is not a temporary challenge, it is a daily reality.
Nearly 673 million people worldwide face hunger and food insecurity. Your support helps ensure families have access to nourishing food, allowing them to live with dignity, stability, and hope.
A single act of giving can support an entire household, providing meals that replace uncertainty with relief.
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Every donation delivers immediate relief and lasting impact.
Each food basket is carefully prepared to meet essential nutritional needs and local dietary customs. Baskets include:
These essentials help families prepare nourishing meals and sustain themselves during times of hardship.
Food insecurity is when a person does not have physical or economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. It is not always dramatic. Sometimes it is a parent quietly skipping meals so their children can eat. Sometimes it is a family stretching a single bag of flour across a week.
It is also closer to home than many Canadians realise. Over 1.15 million Canadian children face food insecurity. You do not have to look far from home to find a family in need, which is why HCI’s food aid works both overseas and within Canada’s own communities.
Globally, the picture is staggering. Conflict, displacement, drought, and economic collapse have pushed entire regions into crisis. In places like Gaza, Yemen, and Sudan, the problem is no longer only that food is expensive. In the worst-hit areas, there is simply no food to buy, because farms, bakeries, and markets have been destroyed. This is where emergency food aid becomes the difference between survival and starvation.
HCI does not just hand out food and leave. We build food systems that work in the hardest places on earth, and we train local people to lead them. Here is what your food aid donation makes possible.
When farms, bakeries, and shops are destroyed, survival cannot be left to chance. HCI launched a large-scale emergency food aid programme in Gaza, moving food through one of the tightest humanitarian corridors in the world. Food is procured from vetted vendors in Jerusalem and through Lebanon via the Cyprus Maritime Humanitarian Corridor, then brought in mainly through the Kerem Shalom crossing.
The impact: To date, your donations have delivered 5,940,480 meals to over 300,000 people, including displaced families, orphans, and persons with disabilities, along with 58,240 food boxes packed for 30 days and 3,900 flour packs so families can bake fresh bread. With HCI, $1 provides one meal.
In Yemen, where years of conflict have left millions on the edge of famine, HCI has opened two bakeries that bake more than 8,000 loaves of fresh bread every single day. For a Yemeni family or an orphan with nothing else, that warm loaf is often the only reliable meal of the day.
The impact: Your food aid donation keeps the ovens running, turning flour into thousands of loaves daily for families and orphans who depend on them.
Hunger exists in our own neighbourhoods. Ottawa alone has a Muslim population of around 145,000 that is underserved by the city’s only Muslim food bank, which cannot keep up with growing demand. HCI works to fill that gap so no family is turned away because of their postal code.
The impact: Your food aid donation helps stock shelves and feed families right here in Canada, ensuring local communities are not forgotten.
Emergency food aid keeps people alive in a crisis. But HCI also works on what comes next, partnering with communities to find practical, equitable solutions to food shortages and training locals to lead and run the programmes themselves.
The impact: Your food aid donation does double duty: it feeds a family today, and it helps build the local systems that prevent hunger tomorrow.
Thanks to the trust placed in us by our supporters, Human Concern International (HCI) provided steady, long-term support to 92,822 families (497,938 individuals) throughout the year.
In 2025, your generosity provided food security to 299,998 people across 11 countries, including 46,100 meals funded through Zakat al-Fitr.
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“The best charity is that given consistently.” (meaning aligned with authentic teachings)
Your continued support helps families meet daily needs with dignity, care, and resilience.
Somewhere tonight, a mother is dividing a single piece of bread between her children. A father is telling his family to sleep early so they feel less. An orphan is waiting for a meal that may not come. Your food aid donation is the reason it can come.
Hunger does not wait, and neither should we. Give food aid now, and become the answer to a prayer that a hungry family has been making while you read this. No one should have to go hungry, and with your help, no one in our reach has to.
Your contribution can help provide essential food support to families facing hardship.
Food aid is the provision of food, or the means to obtain food, to people who cannot meet their own nutritional needs. It includes hot meals, family food parcels, fresh bread, and emergency food rations delivered to families facing hunger because of poverty, conflict, displacement, or disaster.
Your food aid donation is turned into real food for hungry families. With HCI, $1 can provide one meal in Gaza. Your gift can also fund a family food parcel packed for 30 days, support bakeries baking thousands of loaves daily in Yemen, or stock food banks for underserved communities in Canada.
You can donate food aid online securely with HCI in under 60 seconds. Choose your amount, complete your donation on this page, and your gift will be mobilised into meals, food parcels, and emergency food relief where the need is greatest. You will receive a confirmation by email.
Yes. Feeding the poor and needy is a valid use of Zakat in Islam. If you intend your food aid donation as Zakat, simply note that when you give, and HCI will ensure it reaches Zakat-eligible recipients in line with Islamic guidelines.
HCI delivers food aid across more than 20 countries, including emergency programmes in Gaza, daily bakeries in Yemen, and relief in regions affected by conflict, drought, and displacement. HCI also supports food banks and hunger relief here in Canada.
HCI procures food from vetted vendors in Jerusalem and through Lebanon via the Cyprus Maritime Humanitarian Corridor, then brings it into Gaza mainly through the Kerem Shalom crossing. To date, this programme has delivered nearly 6 million meals to over 300,000 people.
Yes. HCI is a CRA-registered charity, so your food aid donation is eligible for a Canadian charitable tax receipt, which you will receive by email after your donation is processed.
Your donation provides a full food basket to vulnerable families, ensuring they have access to nutritious meals. This support helps families meet their basic needs with dignity and reduces the burden of food insecurity.
Each food basket is carefully prepared to meet essential nutritional needs and local dietary customs. Items include:
These staples help families prepare balanced meals.
Yes. Your donation is Zakat-eligible. Contributions may be made as Zakat or Sadaqah and are distributed in accordance with Islamic guidelines to eligible recipients.
Human Concern International has a proven track record of delivering trusted humanitarian aid. In 2025 alone, HCI supported 497,938 people across multiple countries. Transparent reporting and long-term community partnerships ensure your donation reaches those who need it most.
Yes. You can dedicate your donation in honour of or in memory of a loved one, making it a meaningful and lasting act of charity.