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Distribution of Ramazan Food Baskets
The holy month of Ramadan is one of worship, sacrifice, and charity for Muslims across the globe. On this occasion, King Salman Relief Center has initiated a mass relief campaign under the Distribution of Ramazan Food Baskets project to assist poor families in Pakistan.
Food Basket Scheme for Needy Communities
King Salman Relief Center, in association with the National Disaster Management Authority, has declared the distribution of 10,000 food packages in 33 districts of Pakistan with the objective of delivering basic food to about 2,10,000 deserving individuals. The scheme will especially benefit families who are suffering from malnutrition and can be at risk due to the lack of food during Ramadan.
What is the content of the food basket?
The King Salman Relief food basket weighs 95 kilograms and consists of the following essential foodstuffs:
- 80 kilograms of flour – a basic food item for the daily menu
- 5 liters of cooking oil – a critical ingredient for the preparation of foods
- 5 kilograms of sugar – used for making tea and sweets
- 5 kilograms of lentils and chickpeas – a high-protein food
All these products are being distributed free of cost among worthy individuals so that they can be shielded from the scarcity of food during the sacred month of Ramadan and can ensure their families with a proper and balanced diet.
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Transparency in Food Basket Distribution
Various government and non-governmental agencies are working together to make this project successful and transparent. These organizations are:
- Provincial Disaster Management Authorities
- Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority
- State Disaster Management Authority
- District Administration
These institutions are all providing timely and transparent aid delivery to the victims to prevent any form of mismanagement or injustice.
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The Issue of Food Insecurity in Pakistan
There are various regions in Pakistan that face the issue of food insecurity. Particularly in backward and remote regions, there are thousands of households that are suffering from a lack of basic food. As reported by the United Nations, there are millions of people in Pakistan who experience food insecurity annually, and this worsens during the month of Ramadan. This is why global humanitarian organizations such as the King Salman Relief Center are stepping forward to assist the Pakistanis.
King Salman Relief Center Global Humanitarian Assistance Mission
King Salman Relief Center is operational not just in Pakistan but in many other nations of the world to assist needy people. This organization is operational on an international scale in welfare activities, rehabilitation of natural disaster-stricken people, and in providing food and medical facilities. In Pakistan also, this organization has been extending rations to deserving people, medical aid, and rehabilitation schemes to victims of natural disasters on different occasions.
Advantages of King Salman Relief initiative
The project will satisfy the nutritional requirement of thousands of poor families. The poor and needy people will receive sufficient food even in fasting. The poor families’ economic burden will decrease. The project will spread humanitarianism and welfare activities globally. Significance of charity and welfare work during Ramadan in Islam, a lot of significance is attached to zakat, sadaqah, and social welfare work in the holy month of Ramadan. This is a real-life example of applying the same Islamic teachings, where the needy people are being supplied with food as per their requirements.
Conclusion
The donation of 10,000 food baskets by King Salman Relief Center in 33 districts of Pakistan is a shining example of a welfare program, which will ensure food availability and food security for millions of worthy individuals during Ramadan. This project is not just an efficient measure against poverty and malnutrition in Pakistan, but also a valuable component of the global humanitarian assistance mission. It is wished that these types of welfare projects will keep benefiting the people of Pakistan in the years to come as well.