The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) will deliver best services to fasters during the holy month of Ramadan in all Palestine with emphasis on the under-siege Gaza Strip. 'Acting upon directive of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the RCA, the UAE premier charity and aid organisation said it has allocated an initial budget of Dh2.6 million to the fast-breaking programme in Palestinian territories and Diaspora camps in Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen," said Dr. Saleh Al Taie, RCA Secretary General.
'We have drawn an elaborate plan to expand the umbrella of beneficiaries of Ramadan charity programmes. It will be carried out in coordination with the Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs and UNRWA as well as UAE embassies in the three said countries,' he added.
According to a breakdown of the budget, he explained a fast-breaking programme will be carried inside the Aqsa Mosque in tune of Dh558,000. Estimate cost of operations in West Bank and Gaza Strip will be Dh569,000 and Dh929,000 respectively. Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen will have programmes at value of Dh335,000, Dh210,000 and Dh20,000 respectively. Apart from this, he announced that Ramadan food parcels will be handed to families at their place of residency. - Emirates News Agency, WAM