🌟 KU Students Go Beyond the Classroom: "Feeding Smiles, Fueling Minds" Festival Nourishes Underprivileged Children on World Food Day! 🍎
Fouzia Jamil
WORLD FOOD DAY 2025 FESTIVAL
Feeding Smiles:Fueling Minds
Karachi Creative Square, Department of Mass Communication, University of Karachi, unlike the usual awareness drives transforms this year’s World Food Day Festival – turning advocacy into action taking food, hope, and happiness beyond classrooms and conferences to the under-previliged children in Khuda Ki Basti at ‘Green Crescent Trust Hilal School’ on Thursday 30 October, 2025. The event, titled “Feeding Smiles, Fueling Minds,” aimed to spread joy, learning, and nourishment among children through fun and interactive food-related activities.
The festival brought together students, educators, and food enthusiasts to celebrate the importance of healthy eating, compassion, and community bonding.
Led by the passionate final-year students of Advertising & Public Relations, under the supervision of Dr. Raana Afzal Associate Professor, event blends creativity and compassion merging storytelling, sustainability, and social responsibility into a day of shared learning and joy.
It’s more than a festival, it's a movement of minds and hearts where food becomes a bridge to discussions on food security, healthy living, and climate-conscious eating, all while nurturing the smiles of young dreamer.
Green Crescent Trust (GCT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming Pakistan through education. Established in 1994, it now operates over 170 schools across Sindh, providing quality education to thousands of underprivileged children.
Alongside education, GCT leads impactful community initiatives such as the Orphan Support Program, the Center for Educational Research and Development, and The Water Project, all working together to empower individuals and build a stronger, more prosperous Pakistan.
The World Food Day Festival featured fun and educational activities designed to inspire joy, learning, creativity, and teamwork among children. The Chef Corner workshop highlighted healthy eating and other activities included planting, storytelling, pot painting, races tug of war and poster competition. Each activity promoted learning through fun., while a lively photo booth captured the joyful moments of the day.
The event received generous support from valued sponsors who played a vital role in making this initiative successful; Ghani Real Estate, Pakola, Deer, Ahmed Foods, Sarwar Pakwan House, Karachi Haleem, King Sports, Yousuf Hardware, Mithani Motors, The Bush Bakers Manufacturers, Chefzila by Tanzeela, Giftilogy by Kaneez Fatima, Aaloo Bhajiya, VIP Nimcos and Sikander Jawed Weddings.
Their contributions truly helped in spreading smiles and fueling young minds toward a brighter tomorrow.
