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Local Radio,3 mins

Manchester couple provide food aid for locals

Indus

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Eighteen months ago, a Manchester couple began helping the homeless by donating food to a shelter with the help of the community. Manzoor and Aiysha Ali went on to set up Barakah Food Aid, a charity that helps those in need who feel they've nowhere or no-one to turn to. On Indus on 麻豆社 Radio Manchester and 麻豆社 Radio Lancashire, Talat-Farooq Awan met Manzoor and Aiysha. But first, they heard from reporter Zahra Farid, speaking to 鈥淛ennifer鈥, which is not her real name, a single mother with a four year old son who lives in Fallowfield. She's been relying on food parcels from Barakah Food Aid since last September and she began by describing life before Barakah...

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