Over 300 people gathered in the Bronx for the Youth Eid Festival. African Dishout showed up to support the table.
Eid is one of those days where the air carries something lighter, something that does not need to be explained to anyone who has ever lived it. For Muslim communities around the world, it is not just a holiday. It is the exhale after weeks of devotion, a mark of completion.
Eid is simply gratitude made visible. Shared across tables, generations, and homes.
In the Bronx this year, Yaya Connect made sure that feeling had a home. They opened their doors to kids and families across the Bronx, at Al Haram Masjid on Jerome Avenue. The young ones had a field day with bouncy castles, ping pong, football, Jenga, Uno, basketball, FIFA, and 2K stations. The laughs and screams of joy said everything. For three hours on the 30th of May, there was nowhere else you needed to be. And Eid without food? Not a chance. There were meals and drinks to go around, with African Dishout proud to have supported the table.
A Gathering That Keeps Growing
The Youth Eid Festival is an event organized by YAYA, an initiative to unite young Muslims and non-Muslims in the spirit of Eid in the Bronx. Formerly known as the Yankasa Youth Association, YAYA recently simplified its name to reflect something deeper. As explained by the organization, Yaya is a Hausa word that means older sibling, someone who walks with you, supports you, and helps others along the journey.
What the organizers have built is exactly the kind of event a borough like the Bronx deserves: open, welcoming, and rooted in something real. This year, over 300 people came through the doors of Al Haram Masjid, and for those three hours, everyone in that room was somebody’s Yaya, including Dishout.
Why Dishout Said Yes
African Dishout has always been more than a food delivery app. We exist to serve the community, and to show up when it matters. As Allah reminds us in the Qur’an: “And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.” (Qur’an 2:195)
When YAYA reached out, the answer was simple:
“If we can be part of an initiative that puts smiles on the faces of the community we serve, you can always count on us to be there. We do not see this as sponsorship. We see it as the right thing to do.” — Jamila Zomah, Founder, African Dishout
What It Meant to Our Community
Thanks to Dishout’s generous donation and support, we were able to put a smile on the faces of over 300 people who attended the Eid festival. — Imam Ammar Abdul Rahman, YAYA CONNECT
Three hundred smiles on Eid. That is the feel that makes us take a deep breath, and smile.
Dishout Is More Than an App
The Bronx has always been central to who Dishout is. The same platform that delivers your Jollof and your Attiéké has always been out here, in your neighborhood, at your festivals, for our community. Showing up on days like these is not extra. It is the heart of our brand.
If you have walked with us for a while, you already know.
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