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- Now in its fourth phase, the Etaam project aims to distribute more than 390,000 food parcels in 27 countries during Ramadan, benefiting 2.3 million people at a cost of more than SR67 million ($17.8 million)
ISLAMABAD: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center recently distributed 2,500 food baskets to families affected by floods in Pakistan’s Khairpur, Neelum Valley, Layyah and Lasbela districts. The food baskets benefited 17,500 individuals as part of this year’s “Etaam” food basket distribution project in the country.
Now in its fourth phase, the Etaam project aims to distribute more than 390,000 food parcels in 27 countries during Ramadan, benefiting 2.3 million people at a cost of more than SR67 million ($17.8 million).
This comes as part of the Kingdom’s relief efforts to enhance food security in Pakistan as a result of the humanitarian crisis.
Elsewhere, the Saudi agency distributed 2,280 cartons of dates in Al-Mukalla district in Hadramout governorate, Yemen, benefiting 13,680 individuals, including vulnerable and displaced people, along with individuals with special needs. This comes as part of a project to distribute date aid in Yemen this year.
The aid comes within the framework of KSrelief’s various projects to support the Yemeni people across all governorates without discrimination.
