RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s aid agency, KSrelief, distributed 6,000 cartons of dates in one day to needy individuals in Arma and Jardan districts of Shabwah governorate, Yemen.
This aid, part of the 2024 date distribution project, benefited 36,000 people, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
Additionally, KSrelief distributed 358 food baskets in Al-Shamayatayn district of Taiz governorate, assisting 2,506 individuals from 358 vulnerable families affected by floods and heavy rainfall.
The agency also provided 370 shelter bags and 100 tents in Mawza district of Taiz governorate, benefiting 2,220 individuals from 370 families.
In Sudan, KSrelief distributed 940 food baskets in Kassala State, helping 5,307 individuals from vulnerable families as part of the second phase of the 2024 Food Security Support project.
KSrelief has implemented 3,068 projects worth more than $7 billion across 102 countries, collaborating with 450 local, regional and international partners since the agency’s inception in May 2015.
According to a recent report, the countries that benefited the most from KSrelief’s initiatives include Yemen ($4.4 billion), Palestine ($492 million), Syria ($441 million), Somalia ($228 million), and other countries ($441 million).
The programs encompass food security, early recovery, water sanitation and hygiene, health, camp coordination, education, protection, emergency aid and nutrition.
