Qatar Red Crescent Society’s (QRCS) representation mission in the West Bank and Al-Quds has started a Ramadan Iftar project in the yards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Over the holy month of Ramadan, group Iftar banquets are being held to receive fasting Palestinians who visit the mosque for prayer and worship.
In total, the banquets are expected to serve up to 12,900 fasting people, QRCS has said in a statement. Each Iftar meal contains rice, chicken, dates, water, yoghurt, fruits and dessert.
The $161,000 project also involves the distribution of food parcels in the poor neighbourhoods of Al-Quds. These distributions will sustain more than 1,770 Al-Quds families, or 8,850 people, according to QRCS. Each parcel contains 28kg of food staples like rice, sugar, milk, legumes, tomato paste, vegetable oil, pasta, beans and lentils.
As the 10th edition, this project is part of QRCS’s Ramadan campaign for 1440 AH. Under the theme of ‘Call for Mercy’, the drive plans to reach out to many countries in Asia and Africa with humanitarian and development operations worth more than QR60mn.
Those interested in joining QRCS in this benevolent work can donate online (www.qrcs.org.qa), make a bank transfer to QRCS’s account in Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB), visit the QRCS headquarters in Old Slata, Corniche (44027777), call the hotlines (16002, 66644822, 66666364), talk to QRCS agents or use collection boxes at malls and shopping centres, or send an SMS with ‘32’ to the following numbers: 92216 (QR100), 92092 (QR500) and 92246 (QR1,000).