Zakat al-Fitr Project Launched in Hodeidah
Hodeidah (Saba) – Hodeidah Governor Abdullah Atifi launched the Zakat al-Fitr and cash transfer project for targeted groups of poor and needy individuals in the governorate.
The project, supported by the General Authority of Zakat, targets 37,924 poor and needy beneficiaries across the governorate, with a total amount of 758 million and 480 thousand riyals.
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