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The Dubai Charity Association (DCA) will spend Dh20 million on eligible beneficiaries during the holy month of Ramadan.
This year's Ramadan campaign is themed 'Build dreams. build future' during which the Dubai-based charity will collect contributions needed for the planned charity projects and programmess.
Official figures show that the 36-year-old charity association, founded in 1980 under the name Al Urwatu Al Wuthqa, has spent Dh26.85million on 4,475 disadvantaged families last Ramadan.
Ahmad Mohammed Mismaar, Secretary-General of the DCA, said they intended to spend Dh2.25million on 'Meer Ramadan' packages this year.
"These foodstuff baskets will be contributed to 15,000 poor families worldwide," adding that, "Free Iftar meals worth Dh900,000 will be distributed in 25 mosques across the country."
Beneficiary countries Ghana, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Mali, Cambodia, Uganda, Sudan, India, Senegal, Benin, Gambia, Togo, Nigeria, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Guinea Conakry and China |
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