Qatar Charity (QC) in Sudan has implemented new humanitarian interventions to support several communal food distribution centres (tekayas) and needy families in Khartoum State, providing essential food supplies to help provide free meals to needy families affected by the war.QC teams were able to deliver food aid to areas in Khartoum that have recently witnessed a large voluntary return of families displaced by the war to areas in East Nile, Burri, and Khartoum.Khaled Abdel Rahim, the humanitarian aid commissioner in Khartoum State, said that many families affected by the war have benefited from the food aid provided by the QC.Abu Mohammed, one of the thousands of Sudanese who lost their jobs and savings due to the war, said he now receives his children's food needs from the *tekaya in his neighbourhood with generous support from the people of Qatar.He said that the provision of significant quantities of flour, lentils, rice, sugar, and oil by the QC, other humanitarian organisations, and people living abroad has contributed to the *tekayas' continued operation amid extremely difficult and complex economic conditions.United Nations reports indicate that Sudan has the largest number of displaced persons in the world, estimated at 11mn.A third of the population is at risk of acute hunger.Amid these complex humanitarian conditions and the loss of approximately 9mn people's homes, jobs, and savings, several community initiatives have emerged to revive the values of solidarity and compassion in society.This has revived the concept of *tekayas, which provide free food to hundreds of thousands of families lacking necessities.The QC provided support to many popular *tekayas in the Karari locality in Khartoum State with baskets containing food supplies and dates.Manal Hassan Rahma Al-Khidr, the supervisor of the Manal Tekaya in Thawra District 19 of Karari locality, said that QC teams distributed a large quantity of dates, meeting the needs of the estimated 1,700 beneficiaries.The QC's field teams have implemented major interventions in the field of food security in Khartoum State.The Tekaya Idima (Feeding the Displaced) and the host community had a significant share of this intervention, which last year aimed to distribute 50,000 food baskets to families affected by the war in various states of Sudan.
June 01, 2025 | 11:59 PM