RIYADH: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has launched the Eta’am, providing 156,993 food baskets to countries facing adversities.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, KSrelief’s supervisor general announced the initiatives on Sunday in KS relief headquarters in Riyadh.
Al-Rabeeah explained that Eta’am aims to also improve the living conditions of the neediest groups in several countries during the holy month of Ramadan.
The food Baskets come with a value of $9.99 million weighing 8,430 tons. The initiative is expected to aid approximately 901,463 individuals.
The KS relief supervisor general stated that we live in a country that, since its unification at the hands of the founding King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, has been accustomed to adopt humanitarian and charitable work, deriving that from the values of the true Islamic religion that necessity of giving and helping those in need.
He said that since KSrelief’s founding in May 2015, it has launched more than 1,920 projects in vital sectors across 79 countries, spending more than $5.6 billion in the process.
Dr. Al-Rabiah explained in his speech that Eta’am comes as an extension of the continuous humanitarian assistance provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Highness the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
This is only one of many initiatives in the totality of the Kingdom's global humanitarian efforts.
KS relief has 653 projects dedicated solely to food security, specifically aiding 61 countries including Yemen, Syria, Palestine and countless others.
Al-Rabiah stressed the Kingdom’s keenness to continuously contribute to the Humanitarian efforts as he explained that the Kingdom ranked third country internationally in providing humanitarian aid in 2021.
KS Relief mission statement to manage and coordinate international relief efforts has continued with their constant initiatives that extend beyond food security such as water, sanitization, hygiene, education and many more.
