600 food baskets distributed to families in Niamey
NIAMEY: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center recently distributed 600 food baskets to vulnerable families in Niamey, Niger, benefiting 1,400 people.
It came as part of the Kingdom's humanitarian and relief efforts, carried out through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to assist people and countries in need worldwide.
Meanwhile, the center distributed 260 food baskets to vulnerable families in the Rajshahi area of Dhaka, Bangladesh, benefiting 1,280 people from 260 families.
The schemes are part of the 2025 'Etaam' Food Basket distribution projects.
The fourth phase of the project aims to distribute 390,109 food baskets to 2.3 million people across 27 countries during the holy month of Ramadan, at a total cost of more than SR67 million ($17.88 million).
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