Care and connection packets
Meerab · Pakistan
Read
O’Connor’s “Enoch and the Gorilla” changed how Meerab sees people who are alone and isolated, and brought a new gratitude.
Sit with it
Meerab wanted lonely children to know someone cares. Noodles became the metaphor: dry and unappealing on their own, warm and comforting once cooked.
Act
Meerab made care packets with noodles and sweets for eight primary school students from low-income backgrounds, under the name “the care and connection project.” The children were delighted, became friends, and agreed to help others feel cared for too.
I understood people do care, people do like it when they are invited.