Imtiaz Sooliman – HD Ep 13 Inspiration Gift of the Givers

Hello, Doctor

in Africa, war, famine and extreme poverty are a reality. The need

for all of us to assist each other where we can is what drives gift

of the givers. Gift of the givers prides itself in bringing hope to

people. You'll be surprised so many men, women and children all

over the world, they're looking for that one opportunity that's

something that will spark something different and change

their life forever. And we've done it so many times. A child needs a

bursary. Some in need to start a business. Somebody needs some

medical support, and then one thing can change the life of that

person forever, and that person can make a meaningful difference

to the lives of others. It passes forward, and that's very

important.

We designed the world's first, and only up to this date,

containerized mobile hospital, a product of African technology,

building from the idea of the hospital. We designed a primary

healthcare clinic. We said, if people cannot get to the health,

take health to the people, and the best way is to build this

containerized clinics and redesign them. Well, first again, in

technology, and we put them in more than 20 areas in South

Africa. And now we got them in Malawi, also realizing that many

of our greatest needs are really basic. The gift of the givers also

has initiatives geared towards giving people in need, simple

essentials. Operation warm. It's got different names in different

parts of the country. It's a program. It started several years

ago, and it started very small. It started off with a few 100

blankets, and as more and more people got interested, this became

a major campaign. It is the biggest winter warm operation in

Africa. You go more than 100,000 blankets, but we've done more than

that, because in certain areas we go shouldn't have no clothes. So

we provide clothes. And I say, when I say clothes, I mean new

whatever we do is new, new clothes, new shoes, adults and

children. Then we found that whilst giving the stuff, people

are hungry. So we started giving hot meals at a time of the

distribution. And then we realized that when they do the whole home,

they need food form. So we added food parcels. And this year, when

most sponsors coming up, we now give them hygiene packs, which is

for themselves. And we also give our household packs, which is for

detergents and to clean house, because health and cleanliness go

together. And so we added that also on to the channel. So this

operation from becoming own in marysburg has now spread through

all nine provinces in South Africa.

On the 16th of April, 2004

in my mind, a formula was born. Take ground nuts, take soya, take

a pre mix and make a product. And we designed the world's first

ground nut soya, ready to eat food supplement. It doesn't require

water for mixing, no cooking required, no refrigeration, no

heating. It's preservative free. It's ideal for disasters. You

don't have to throw a primer stove a packet of rice oil. All you

throw is this bottle from the helicopter. They open it and they

eat it same time. It's energy dense and nutrient dense, meaning

that one spool is almost as potent as a whole plate of food. We've

used it for TV, for HIV, for malnutrition, for cancer and for

many conditions where people are debilitated. It's not a cure, it's

not a replacement for normal treatment, but it really boosts

the body, and we've got several 1000 patients to prove this.

Taking supplies to the people that need them is a mammoth task made

possible by many generous donors and individuals who dedicate their

time to making a difference. I've traveled throughout the world.

I've seen disasters. I've seen hardship. I've seen difficulty.

There's always somebody worse off than you. If you have a house, if

you have one blanket, if you have one meal and you have clothes with

every reason to say thank you, God Almighty, and for the best way for

you to say thanks is to give back to somebody else, even if it's

only one shirt or half a plate of food or a slice of bread.

Life is very important in terms of service. To me, life is service

wherever set on Earth, as long as a self, shallow being, is achieved

by the purpose of life and the greatest contentment comes not

from money, not from material things, from seeing the smiles on

the faces of men, women and children. That's what life is all

about. You.

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