ISLAMABAD: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Center (KSRelief) on Monday launched a Ramadan food distribution project worth $1 million for Pakistan’s impoverished southwestern province of Balochistan, Pakistan’s state-run news agency APP reported.
Since 2015, KSRelief has provided humanitarian and development assistance to millions of beneficiaries in more than 49 countries, spending around $3.25 billion on 1,011 projects. The aid group has partnered with a number of humanitarian organizations including, World Food Program, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, International Committee of the Red Cross and many others.
Pakistan is the fifth-largest recipient of aid from the Saudi-based international aid agency and has received more than $120.2 million in aid.
APP said the Ramadan food project was being executed in collaboration with Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the local government of Balochistan and would benefit about 124,200 people in 10 districts of the province.
It added that food bags would be distributed door-to-door under the supervision of KSRelief and there would be no large gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each bag distributed by KSRelief will contain 20 kilograms of flour, 5 kg rice, five liters of cooking oil, 5 kg sugar, 2 kg of gram flour, 2 kg dates and nearly one kilogram of black tea.
