By Rana Kamaly, BECAUSE It’s the time of year when your do-gooding antennae should be twitching hard for opportunities to make somebody else’s Ramadan a bit more beautiful. But it’s easy to sit back in a haze of good intentions and leftover mahshi and never quite get round to it. Or you can end up hammering joyously on an NGO’s door only to find they don’t need you that evening. BECAUSE spoke to numerous initiatives to point you in the right direction and help you get organised on your path to volunteering this month. Help pack Ramadan food packages It’s common for NGOs and individuals to pack a bag of food basics like rice, beans and other staples and deliver them to the less fortunate. Usually people donate to the NGOs offering this, but you can also go and help with the packing or the distribution. Contact Resala who has this activity going on nearly every day, especially after Iftar. Join in with cooking Iftar Every day, major NGOs like Misr El Kheir and Resala cook and pack Iftar for people across Egypt who can’t afford to eat a healthy…
