Ramadan in UAE: Iftar meals distribution at these 20 spots in Dubai

Dubai - The team will streamline efforts to distribute Iftar meals and ensure compliance with precautionary measures.

A total of 86,500 meals and 42,560 food baskets will be distributed during Ramadan in 20 main points across Dubai.

The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) in Dubai announced on Sunday it has formed a special team to oversee the distribution of Ramadan meals.

IACAD said the operation will take place in cooperation with the Community Development Authority, Dubai Police, Dubai Municipality, Dubai’s Permanent Committee of Labour Affairs and the Department of Economic Development (DED).

The areas covered by the distribution points include Silicon Oasis, Umm Hurair, Al Hamriya, Al Nahda, Hatta, Al Qusais, Al Muhaisnah, Al Quoz, Al Khawaneej and Jebel Ali.

The team will coordinate the distribution of Ramadan meals with the help of government departments and accredited charities in Dubai, said director-general of the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai Dr Hamad Al Sheikh Ahmed Al Shaibani.

He said the team will streamline efforts to distribute Iftar meals and ensure compliance with precautionary measures.

Dr Shaibani stressed community members should channel their food donations through accredited charitable societies and institutions, which have expertise in managing the distribution of meals to large groups.

“A flexible mechanism was created to allocate responsibilities to all teams to ensure a smooth distribution process” said the director-general of IACAD.

Dubai’s Permanent Committee of Labour Affairs will identify labour accommodation complexes for the distribution programme while Dubai Police will enforce precautionary measures at distribution sites and ensure crowding does not take place. “Charities will work in cooperation with Watani Al Emarat Foundation to deliver meals to the supervisors of labour accommodations so that they can then be distributed to beneficiaries. Meals will also be delivered to beneficiaries outside such facilities through the ‘Meals of Hope’ initiative,” he explained. IACAD will ensure the distribution takes place an hour before Iftar.