Kurdistan’s Barzani Foundation distributes $3.8 million in Ramadan aid
Shafaq News/ TheBarzani Charity Foundation distributed more than 5 billion Iraqi dinars ($3.8million) in aid during the holy month of Ramadan across the Kurdistan Region,the foundation’s president Musa Ahmad said on Friday.
At a press conferencein Erbil, the Region’s capital, Ahmad noted that the organization provided48,000 food baskets and 45,000 cooked meals to low-income families and those inneed, and distributed 390 million dinars ($300,000) in cash as zakat al-fitra(a mandatory alms Muslims give at the end of Ramadan to support the poor).
"The foundationalso handed over 15 homes to vulnerable families and created job opportunitiesfor them," he added.
The Barzani Foundation,one of the Region’s largest humanitarian organizations, has expanded its aidprograms in recent years amid growing demand during Ramadan.
In March, it deliveredmore than nine truckloads of medicines and medical supplies to the KurdistanRegion’s Health Ministry, with the donation valued at nearly three billionIraqi dinars (over $2 million).
