Here in North Carolina, there's a woman named Vimala Rajendran who opens her home to the community each Wednesday, cooking traditional Indian food for all who stop by. There's a donation jar, and the money often goes toward a cause, organization, or family. If you go, plan to stay, but bring tupperware because you'll want leftovers.

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I finally made it for the first time last night, and listen to this. When a friend introduced us and Vimala heard that I focused on child-headed households and HIV/AIDS in Malawi, she immediately suggested we organize an event to raise money for the people I met there. "We'll make African food - oh samosas! you ate samosas on every street corner, right? - and you can do a slideshow." Nsima with "relish" should definitely be on the menu. According to Malawians, anything else is just a snack.