Food aid distributed to needy people in Morocco

Published October 19th, 2004 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The Mansih Group, in Skherat Tamarah, has been distributing food aid to mark the holy month of Ramadhan, under the aegis of the Moroccan monarch, King Muhammad VI, as symbol of solidarity and social responsibility.  

 

According to IINA, the targeted recipients of the aid are mostly needy people, particularly women, widows, the elderly and the disabled, and not less than 2.5 million are set to benefit, say a total of 465,000 families. 

 

Each food parcel contains all the essential foodstuffs and costs soem MD 110, while the total cost is MD50.7 million. A workforce of 8,800 has been mobilized for the distribution of the aid, and each district has set up a committee for the same purpose. (albawaba.com)

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