Charities distribute food aid around the globe; Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid visits Dubai Cares - People & Politics in pictures

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  The UAE Embassy in Senegal has overseen the distribution of 900 food packages to underprivileged families in the Republic of Sierra Leone. The food aid was provided by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation.

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  The UAE Embassy in Senegal has overseen the distribution of food baskets donated by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation to 880 poor families in Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. Each basket contains 15 kilogrammes of sugar, cooking oil and rice in addition to ten cans of milk and is enough to sustain a family of five for two months.

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  The UAE embassy in Rome, in collaboration with the Islamic Cultural Society of the Al Tawba Mosque near Rome and other mosques in Italy, has continued supervising the Iftar Project Bosnia Herzegovina. The project, funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation and the Zayed bin Sultan Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Works, is aimed at preparing iftar meals for members of the Islamic community.

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  The Emirates Red Crescent has concluded its charitable and humanitarian programme in a number of areas in Pakistan during the holy month of Ramadan, with a follow-up from the UAE Embassy in Islamabad. The director of the ERC office in Islamabad, Hamad Abdullah Al Ali, has distributed Eid clothing and Zakat Al Fitr to the poor families and orphanages during the last phase of the programme.

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, visited the head office of Dubai Cares, a philanthropic organisation working to improve children’s access to quality primary education in developing countries, to check up on its work in the eight years since its inception in 2007. During his tour, Sheikh Mohammed acquainted himself with the charity’s projects, programmes and strategy aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty by ensuring all children have access to quality primary education and training teachers.

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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, visited the head office of Dubai Cares, a philanthropic organisation working to improve children’s access to quality primary education in developing countries, to check up on its work in the eight years since its inception in 2007. During his tour, Sheikh Mohammed acquainted himself with the charity’s projects, programmes and strategy aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty by ensuring all children have access to quality primary education and training teachers.

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  Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed, Ruler of Fujairah, received well-wishers who came to his palace in Al Rumailah to extend greetings on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Sheikh Hamad received greetings from Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Health, senior officials, citizens and expatriates.

A look at recent happenings around the UAE. All photos: Wam