We are developing our first feeding truck for Cairo.
The plan is a van with a food-grade cooking drum (Qidra) on the back: it collects, cooks, drives and serves.
The vehicle, equipment and recipes still need specialist review, testing and local permissions before the first round.
A food-grade drum (Qidra) will cook while the truck is parked. Cooking, holding and serving steps will be set through trials before we serve.
Sealed bins, cold storage and a separate raw area, so nothing spoils on a hot Cairo afternoon.
Meals go out through a side hatch to the spots the animals already know. They never have to come to us.
Food will be served on edible plates (a prototype we are testing), waste will go in sealed bins, and every stop will be washed down.
For centuries Cairo has cooked ful slowly in big metal drums and sold it hot from carts.
Our drum (Qidra) will work the same way, for street dogs and cats.
We are assessing a fixed food-grade vessel with internal mixing, cooked while parked, then kept at a controlled temperature for transport and serving.
Capacity, heating method and times will be set through equipment selection and trials.
At our base, with the engine off.
Cooking times and temperatures will be set through recipe trials and specialist review.
The heat will be switched off and the equipment secured before the truck moves.
Nothing cooks while it drives.
The food will travel at a controlled temperature.
Holding times will be set through trials.
At each stop, meals will be served at a suitable temperature on our edible plates.
Back at base, the drum (Qidra) will be cleaned and its temperatures logged.
Capacity, cooking and holding times will be set through trials, and we will share the results.
A qualified technician will fit and check the heating equipment, and we will confirm the permits that apply before we build.
Streets with large stray populations, and feeding spots that local feeders and NGOs already keep. We will go where the need is known, not where it photographs well.
A paid local driver who cares about animals, with volunteers alongside. Paid, because a round that runs on goodwill alone stops the week someone gets sick.
App screenMeals served, stops made and the schedule — so anyone who gave us money can see what it bought.
Our first truck is in development.
The right operating structure in Egypt and the approvals we need are being assessed.
Nothing below is approved yet. We will only mark a step done when we have a dated receipt or certificate.
This is not yet a build-ready design or an operating approval. We will update this panel with dated evidence as each step is done.
Ministry of Social Solidarity (MOSS)The official starting point for the Egyptian NGO routes we are assessing. We are not registered yet.
National Food Safety Authority (NFSA)Official hygiene registration routes, including mobile food units. Whether they apply to our animal-feed truck is still to be confirmed.
FEDIAF nutrition guidelinesDog and cat nutrition guidelines we will use when our recipes are reviewed.
These are reference sources, not approvals or endorsements of One Tail One Meal.
When we start feeding street dogs and cats in Cairo, we don't want to leave plastic or paper behind. So we plan to make plates from vegetables: rescued, pressed and baked into a plate the animal can eat once the meal is finished.
A$11,000 is our initial funding target, based on preliminary allowances. Supplier quotes, testing and local requirements may change the amount or timing. Nobody here takes a salary from it — the only wage on this list is the driver’s.
When the first truck is steady, the same plan repeats: Alexandria, Giza, and then wherever street animals are going hungry and someone local is willing to drive.
Questions about giving, or want to donate another way? Email donations@onetailonemeal.com
A$11,000Initial funding target for truck one, in Australian dollarsThe truck carries our name for a reason. OneTailOneMeal.com — compassion on wheels, and an open invitation to donate, volunteer, or feed alongside us.
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