Ramadan: UAE charity distributes 35,000 iftar meals to workers every day

Dar Al Ber aims to provide meals to 60,000 labourers daily

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  Dar Al Ber prepares iftar meals at Modern Bakery in Al Quoz to be distributed to workers. Bulk prepared food is packed for individual consumption. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dar Al Ber prepares iftar meals at Modern Bakery in Al Quoz to be distributed to workers. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dar Al Ber prepares iftar meals at Modern Bakery in Al Quoz to be distributed to workers. The organisation aims to feed 60,000 workers per day. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Meals are prepared in Modern Bakery in Al Quoz to be distributed at labour accommodation across Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dr Hisham Al Zahrani inspects meals that are prepared in Modern Bakery in Al Quoz to be distributed at labour accommodation across Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dar Al Ber prepares iftar meals to be handed out to workers. The organisation aims to distribute meals to 60,000 people daily. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dar Al Ber packages iftar meals to be distributed to tens of thousands of workers in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dar Al Ber prepares iftar meals at Modern Bakery in Al Quoz, where health and safety signs have been put up to ensure the food is safe for the workers who will receive it. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dar Al Ber prepares iftar meals to be handed out to workers. The organisation aims to distribute meals to 60,000 people daily. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dar Al Ber Society hands out iftar meals to workers in Al Quoz. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dar Al Ber distributes iftar meals to labourers at their accommodation in Al Quoz. Police keep a watchful eye over proceedings and monitor body temperatures using their new thermal scanning helmets. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dar Al Ber distributes iftar meals to labourers at their accommodation in Al Quoz. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  Dar Al Ber distributes iftar meals to labourers at their accommodation in Al Quoz. Antonie Robertson / The National

A UAE charity is distributing tens of thousands of iftar meals to low-income workers at their accommodation throughout Ramadan.

Dar Al Ber Society is planning on delivering 60,000 meals to labourers who would have typically relied on mosques for iftar meals but cannot get them this year after they were closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Packages of vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals are being delivered to labour accommodation across Dubai, including Jebel Ali, Sonapur, Al Quoz and Dubai Investments Park.

So far, the organisation has been able to deliver daily meals to more than 35,000 labourers. It aims to increase this to 60,000 people fed daily.

“Providing food to the needy is one of the main focus of Dar Al Ber Society's humanitarian activities. We decided to help labourers affected by the present circumstances,” said Dr Hisham Al Zahrani, deputy director of the social sector at Dar Al Ber Society.

The organisation is also distributing hygiene kits, consisting of sanitisers, masks, soaps, toothpastes and toothbrushes, to the workers.

“We would like to thank Dar Al Ber Society for providing us with Iftar meals at our doorsteps. Now we get food inside our rooms without going out of our camp. This is a big relief for all of us at this time”, said Abdul, a supervisor at a labour accommodation in Al Quoz,

To donate, contact Dar Al Ber Society at [e-mail]