With its modest dishes and the smile on the faces of its employees which in turn drew a smile on the faces of the poor and the needy the Sanabel Al-Awda Tikkiyeh (charity) started its work in the holy month of Ramadan to provide food to the poor and needy in the Gaza Strip.
On the first day of the holy month of Ramadan the Tikkiyeh was initiated by the Foundation for Hearing and Sight for Community Development and Rehabilitation with the support of benevolent people from Qatar and the Gaza Strip.
Siege and poverty
The project aims at alleviating the suffering of the poor and needy families which has soared because of the Israeli siege that was imposed on the Gaza Strip 12 years ago.
Samer Mahani the director of the foundation said: “The idea of a charity kitchen follows the example of the Ibrahim Al-Khalil Charity in Hebron and it aims to feed the poor and needy.”
He underlined that the charity distributes food to 500 families a day in Ramadan with a total of 2500 people indicating that the project will feed 80000 people by the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Reality and ambition
The Tikkiyeh offers all kinds of oriental western and popular dishes such as beans rice chicken and others.
Speaking of the targeted groups Mahani explained that the distribution is made in cooperation with the Ministry of Waqf and Religious Affairs as well as the Zakat Committees in the governorates of the Gaza Strip.
The project’s supervisors aspire to continue the work of Sanabel Al-Awda after Ramadan and continue to distribute food to the poor and needy. They appealed to the benevolent people to support their project and to stand by the Palestinian people in their ordeal.
