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RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has distributed food to thousands of people around the world, the Saudi Press Agency has reported.
Bijelo Polje town in Montenegro received 250 food baskets from the organization, benefiting 1,250 people, as part of KSrelief鈥檚 Ramadan food basket project Etaam. It is planned to distribute a total of 8,700 food parcels to the needy in Montenegro.
In Bangladesh, 1,000 food baskets were handed out to the neediest families in the Kishoreganj region, helping 5,000 people, while 400 parcels were distributed in Bloemfontein, the capital of South Africa.
In Indonesia鈥檚 West Java province, 2,768 people benefited from 717 KSrelief packages, and 600 parcels were sent for 6,300 people in Cotonou, the capital of Littoral in Benin.
The organization distributed a further 500 parcels to Ghana, benefiting 3,000 people in the Old Tafo Kumasi district. The project aims to deliver 5,300 food packages throughout five cities in Ghana, helping 31,800 of the country鈥檚 neediest citizens.
In Indonesia鈥檚 West Java province, 2,768 people benefited from 717 KSrelief packages. (SPA)
The Etaam project is part of initiative is part of the relief and humanitarian aid offered by 抖阴短视频. The Saudi Ministry of Interior said recently that KSrelief was the only organization authorized to receive donations and deliver them abroad to those in need.
In a post on X, ministry officials pointed out that the Kingdom鈥檚 donation campaigns followed set procedures to ensure items reached the intended recipients. Attempts to collect donations through other means would result in legal action, they said. Members of the public are urged to report suspected violations by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh and eastern regions of the country, or 999 in the rest of the Kingdom.
Since 2015, KSrelief has implemented 2,670 projects worth more than $6.5 billion in 95 countries, in cooperation with 175 local, regional and international partners. The bulk of the support has gone to Yemen ($4.3 billion), Syria ($391 million), Palestine ($370 million) and Somalia ($227 million).
KSrelief鈥檚 programs cover food security, health, sanitation, shelter, nutrition, education, telecommunications and logistics.