The simple act of feeding a homeless person ten years ago sparked an entire movement known today as Ladles of Love. Thanks to that one kind decision, a nation has been nourished, over 41 million meals have been shared, and even world records have been broken!
Cape Town, South Africa (16 September 2024) — When we’re in the midst of making a kind and selfless decision, we can rarely know how far down the line that choice will travel. The domino effect of kindness isn’t always obvious, but it’s almost always real. And for Danny Diliberto, that domino effect has encompassed ten years of one of South Africa’s most admirable feeding programmes—Ladles of Love.
Ladles of Love is celebrating ten years of beautiful work this month, none of which would’ve happened if Danny hadn’t offered a simple bowl of soup to a homeless man a decade before.
It was in 2014 that Danny, with the help of a chef and some volunteers, decided to make the act of feeding the homeless a common practice. As a restauranteur himself, Danny became determined to use his resources to the best of his ability and create a restaurant for the homeless. Soon, the first soup kitchen took form.
Today, Ladles of Love has established 160 community kitchens, helped many survive lockdown, has served over 41 million meals, made record-breaking amounts of sandwiches and has expanded to encompass other avenues of support, including helping young minds through the Munch Club, running the Essential Groceries drive and lending a ladle to other non-profits.
“That first gesture has grown into a movement that serves nearly a million meals each month across the Western Cape, Northern Cape, and Gauteng,” reflect the team.
So, the next time you think a small act of kindness won’t be worth much, consider that it might just be the first ingredient for something much bigger, something that might just feed your inspiration and something that might just change the world.
You can support another ten years of nourishment and become a love activist with Ladles of Love here.
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