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UAE’s 100 Million Meals Campaign Concludes With A Whopping 216 Million Meals

by Vaishnavi Venkataraman
UAE’s 100 Million Meals Campaign Concludes With A Whopping 216 Million Meals

UAE’s’100 Million Meals’ campaign came to an extravagant end, reaching double its target. UAE’s Ramadan campaign secured 216 million meals, more than double its target, for vulnerable groups in 30 countries across four continents.

The Campaign Raised Funds To Provide 216 Million Meals World-Wide

The ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign, concluded on 7 May, after drawing massive donations from 385,000 individuals, companies, businessmen and philanthropists across 51 countries through various donation channels and two charity auctions. The campaign reached double its target, with enough funds raised to provide 216 million meals around the world.

“The record donations and support to 100 Million Meals campaign is a testament that strategic and sustainable humanitarian work has become an established culture in the UAE,” Sheikh Mohammed said in his tweet. He further added that the objectives of 100 Million Meals were ambitious to match the magnitude of hardship that Covid-19 has brought to vulnerable populations across the world.

As part of the campaign, 12 food banks and nine humanitarian organisations are distributing the food parcels in 30 countries, including across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. The needy in Palestine and those in refugee camps in Jordan and Bangladesh will benefit from 20 per cent of the total food parcels. Website and SMS donations secured 20 million meals, while contributions of the private sector alone helped provide 70 million meals.

That aside, charity also played an im-ortant role in raising funds for the campaign. Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives also partnered with several humanitarian organisations to deliver food parcels to the doorsteps of people. Food aid will reach beneficiaries in countries including Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Tunisia, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Sierra Leone, Angola, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Senegal, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burundi, Benin, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kosovo, Nepal and Nepal.

Massive donations continued to pour in even after the campaign achieved its 100 million meals target within the first 10 days of its launch. The Ramadan campaign was launched to create a food safety net for disadvantaged communities and provide a chance of a dignified life, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated unemployment and poverty in developing nations. The campaign is part of UAE’s contribution to global efforts to combat world hunger and malnutrition.

First Published: May 09, 2021 8:05 AM