People of Purpose: Transforming Food Waste into Everyday Dignity
A single act of sharing surplus food became a nationwide movement, inspiring communities to fight hunger together.
Issa Fathima Jasmine, a dentist, drives her work with the belief that kindness must be practical and accessible. She transformed her experience with food surplus into The Public Foundation.
True change comes from shared responsibility, from enabling everyday city-dwellers and neighbours to participate, not just witness.
Her initiative, community fridges, allows anyone to share or receive, breaking barriers and removing stigma. The result is seen in quiet moments: a cab driver's gratitude, a child's pride in volunteering, a neighbourhood's embrace of mutual care.
Author's summary: Issa Fathima's community fridge movement fights hunger with dignity.