Gift of the Givers - cumulative humanitarian aid
Self-reported
About R6 billion (about USD 319m) in aid across 47 countries over 32 years (as of 2025/2026); earlier figures: R3.8 billion / 44 countries (Dec 2021), R4.5 billion / 45+ countries (About page)
- Role
- Founder and leader
- Reported by
- Gift of the Givers (website); restated by Al Jazeera (2025) and Daily Maverick (2021) without independent audit
Sources 1 2 3 4
First project - mobile hospital for Bosnia (1992)
Self-reported
Container mobile hospital built from 28 containers, with 10 containers of backup supplies listed among its components, deployed during the Siege of Mostar
- Role
- Founder
- Reported by
- Sooliman's own account, reported by University of Cape Town News (2024)
Sources 5
COVID-19 response in South Africa (2020-2021)
Self-reported
210 hospitals supported nationwide; more than 400,000 food parcels to date (Dec 2021)
- Role
- Founder and leader
- Reported by
- Daily Maverick narration (source of figures not named)
Sources 4
Gaza medical support (2023-2025)
Self-reported
USD 250,000 of medical equipment facilitated (sponsored by Aspen South Africa); work on upgrading al-Shifa Hospital, bakeries and desalination
- Role
- Founder and leader
- Reported by
- Al Jazeera report
Sources 3
Malawi flood relief (January 2015)
Pledged
K50 million set aside for relief items for 10,000 families in southern Malawi
- Role
- Founder; announced by the Malawi office chairperson Gaffar Jakhura
- Reported by
- Gift of the Givers Malawi office, reported by Nyasa Times
Sources 6
Ongoing annual programmes (2026 website)
Self-reported
Over 15,000 patients a month; over 120,000 food parcels a year in 7 countries; 8 water trucks delivering over 3 million litres a month in 3 countries; R50 million in bursaries awarded
- Role
- Founder and leader
- Reported by
- Gift of the Givers (website)
Sources 1
Revisions
26 Oct 2026 Published after review.
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