QRCS Offers Ramadan Iftar Meals For Thousands in Arab Countries

Doha, June 29 (QNA) - Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is pursuing its Ramadan Iftar program in 13 countries, at a total cost of QR7,839,000, distributing Ramadan Iftar meals and food packages to poor families in Syria, Iraq, and Sudan. In Syria, QRCS and Social Development International (SDI) have implemented a Ramadan Iftar project in Rif Dimashq, distributing 2,000 meals per day in four districts, QRCS press release said today. Other benefits of the project include running a number of catering hubs, creating jobs, and purchasing all materials from the local market. The distributions also covered northern Damascus countryside, where 1,500 meals are distributed every day in three districts, in addition to 390 meals per day in Wadi Barada. So far, a total of 126,689 meals have been distributed in southern Damascus, western and eastern Ghouta, Idlib, and Aleppo, with 3,399 meals delivered to 6,798 beneficiaries per day. In coordination with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society, QRCS personnel in Iraq are distributing food aid in Al-Anbar and Nineveh Governorates, Iraqi Kurdistan, to alleviate the suffering of displaced families. More than 4,000 food packages are distributed in eight districts of Erbil Governorate. In Sudan, QRCS has distributed food packages in Al-Jazirah State, in cooperation with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS), government authorities, and community leaders. Upon a needs survey, 500 families were selected to benefit from these distributions, including vulnerable returnees, displaced families and nomads affected by the rainfall and floods. A special focus was given to the families with female breadwinners, elderly people, and people with special needs. The overall cost of these distributions amounted to USD52,000 (nearly QR 190,000). Each packaged contains 42 kg of food staples like sugar, flour, tea, dates, lentils, vegetable oil, and Roselle. (QNA)