The UAE Food Bank will distribute greater than 5 million meals throughout Ramadan to feed half 1,000,000 households and over three million employees.
An common of 166,666 meals will likely be delivered every day to beneficiaries each regionally and internationally.
Over 5,000 volunteers will likely be supporting the financial institution’s actions in the course of the holy month, whereas greater than 350 strategic companions, together with meals services, accommodations and eating places will likely be concerned within the initiative.
“With these initiatives, our objective is to promote responsible food management and reduce food waste. We further aspire to cultivate a sense of social responsibility, encourage volunteerism, and actively engage in gathering and distributing financial and food donations to beneficiaries,” stated Dawoud Al Hajri, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Food Bank.
He additionally emphasised the financial institution’s purpose to divert 975 tonnes of meals waste away from landfills throughout Ramadan, equal to planting 102,135 timber yearly.
The meals financial institution’s dedication to supplying meals to beneficiaries consists of various sub-initiatives and campaigns, together with the ‘Your Iftar is on Us’ marketing campaign, the ‘No for Wasting Food’ initiative, the ‘Cook of Thousand Meals’ initiative, ‘Food Parcel’ and ‘Iftar with the Workers’.
Additionally, 25 academic programmes will likely be carried out to boost consciousness on environmental sustainability, social duty and volunteering.
The UAE Food Bank has reached 35 million beneficiaries regionally and globally since its institution in 2017.
