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Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) provided iftar meals to 404,000 fasting people at a cost of QR6.1m in 32 countries.
The projects include setting up mass iftar tents in the campus of the mosques built by RAF in beneficiary countries in Asia, Africa and Europe and distributing Ramadan food baskets.
At least, 48 Ramadan projects were implemented in 17 Asian countries benefitting 244,000 fasting people.
Thirteen African countries received 92 projects in which 159,000 fasting people offered iftar meals. Thousands of food baskets were also distributed to poor families to meet their requirements during Holy Month of Ramadan, said a release. Following the requests of philanthropists who financed building mosques, Iftar tents were set up in the campus of these mosques.
Poor people were provided some cash from Eid Al Fitr alms given by people in Qatar for the beneficiary countries of Ramadan projects. RAF has been providing food baskets and Iftar meals for many years to poor people during the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan projects were implemented by RAF in collaboration with its 34 local partners in the beneficiary countries. High quality food baskets and Iftar meals were provided to the fasting people and families as per the international standards.
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