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Across Somalia, protracted displacement, recurrent droughts followed by flash floods, and high food prices have left many households without reliable access to protein. Even when markets are functioning, the cost of meat is out of reach for low-income families in urban settlements and remote pastoral areas alike.
Seasonal demand during Eid al-Adha spikes prices and strains supply chains just as vulnerable households hope to share in Qurbani. Without organized, accountable distributions, many communities miss out, while ad-hoc slaughter without hygiene controls can create food safety risks and waste.
Qurbani must deliver safe, halal meat at scale—without distorting local markets—through ethical animal sourcing, rigorous food safety, fair targeting, and community-led distribution over the three days of Eid.
Ethical sourcing & animal welfare: Procure healthy, age-appropriate animals from vetted local suppliers at fair prices, with pre-slaughter veterinary checks and humane handling to meet religious and welfare standards.
Sharia compliance & food safety: Use trained slaughter teams and certified sites; ensure clean water, tools, and carcass handling; and arrange rapid chilling or same-day distribution with ice where cold chains are limited.
Fair targeting & last-mile delivery: Distribute standard portions to verified vulnerable households in urban settlements, rural villages, and IDP sites, using staggered schedules and limited home delivery for those unable to queue.
Waste management & accountability: Implement by-product utilization and safe disposal of offal, maintain clear records and feedback channels, and monitor quantities, quality, and beneficiary satisfaction to inform improvements.
The project idea is to address hunger, promote social equity, and fulfill the Islamic principle of sharing blessings with those in need in order to celebrate the Eid-Al Adha through the Qurbani project by providing 420HHs or 2520 persons (695 women, 641 men, 580 boys and 604 girls) that are most vulnerable, hunger affected and susceptible to high malnutrition rates particularly families with children aged under 5 years, Preganant Lactating women and the elderly as well as those with disabilities in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Dr. Yahya Hendi is the Director for Muslim Life. He has been at Georgetown for 25 years and was the first Muslim chaplain to be hired full-time by an American university. Imam Hendi is a Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellow at the Center for Dispute Resolution at the University of Maryland School of Law and the Maryland Judiciary’s Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office. Imam Hendi is the founder and president of Clergy Beyond Borders. He also serves as a member of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of North America. Imam has served as an adjunct faculty member for Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and Osher’s Lifelong Learning Institute of Johns Hopkins University, Fordham University, and Hartford Seminary. Imam Hendi also taught the course Inter-religious Encounters at Georgetown University. He is passionate about environmental responsibility, racial justice, eliminating poverty, fighting against the growing sense of militarism, and empowering Muslims to reform the way they practice and understand Islam. When Imam Hendi is not talking about these topics with students, you’ll find him in the kitchen cooking Maqloobah or his other favorite dishes, grilled chicken, rice, and hummus.
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