RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has distributed food to thousands of people around the world, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
In Bangladesh, KSrelief distributed 500 food baskets to families in need, benefiting 2,500 individuals. The aid is part of KSrelief’s Ramadan food basket project Etaam.
In Benin, KSrelief distributed 430 food baskets, benefiting 2,580 people, while another 1,100 food baskets in the Vahdat district of Tajikistan benefited thousands of individuals.
The districts of Rahim Yar Khan and Rajanpur in Pakistan’s Punjab province and the Gwadar district in Balochistan received 1,950 food baskets from KSrelief, benefiting 13,650 people.
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’s programs cover food security, health, sanitation, shelter, nutrition, education, telecommunications and logistics.