The 100 Million Meals campaign collaborates with the World Food Program to provide food support in Palestine and in refugee camps in Jordan and Bangladesh

The 100 Million Meals campaign, the largest in the region to feed Ramadan food in 20 countries, is collaborating with the United Nations World Food Program to deliver critical food aid to Palestine and to refugee camps in Jordan and Bangladesh throughout the campaign, which continues during Ramadan.

Coordination between the two sides contributes to achieving the goals of the 100 Million Meals campaign, which seeks to support the needy in the lowest-income communities and provide food aid directly to them, especially in light of the global crises associated with hunger and malnutrition, which are witnessing a dangerous rise, amid the devastating impact of climate change, and in light of the economic repercussions resulting from Covid-19 epidemic.

In its role as a strategic partner, the World Food Program will provide aid as part of the 100 Million Meals campaign to nearly 200,000   A beneficiary in Palestine and in refugee camps in Jordan and Bangladesh through cash transfers and vouchers, for a period ranging between one and two months.

Under the current circumstances and challenges, the use of cash vouchers with biometric identification has proven to achieve a level أIncrease food security among targeted individuals and families, by helping beneficiaries access a diversified and nutritious diet, giving them the opportunity to select priority needs, and providing benefits to both sellers and buyers by injecting capital into local markets and economies.

This year's campaign, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, expanded tenfold compared to the "10 Million Meals Campaign" that was successfully implemented last year and provided food support to those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and its health repercussions. and economic.

Feeding food and providing nutritional support to the most affected individuals and families in fragile and lower-income communities is a pivotal issue that the UAE bears at the international level, while Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's global initiatives, with its partners in the "100 Million Meals" campaign, contribute to strengthening global humanitarian efforts to deal with This issue is urgent.

 

role model

And he said Abdul Majeed Yahya, Director of the United Nations World Food Program Office in the United Arab Emirates and Representative of the Program to the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: “This initiative comes at a time when the world needs it most, as hunger numbers are rising significantly around the world due to armed conflicts, climate crises and the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, more than 270 million people face life-threatening levels of acute hunger. We are looking at a catastrophe unfolding before our eyes and we must take the initiative to confront it.”

He added: "Once again, the exceptional leadership and generous initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum provide a model for the world. We are honored to cooperate with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s global initiatives in this valuable campaign, and we are confident that the people of the UAE will rush to extend a helping hand to the hungry during the holy month of Ramadan.”

vital partnership

Partnership with the United Nations World Food Program is necessary to ensure that the “100 Million Meals Campaign” reaches the widest possible segment and makes a tangible positive difference in the lives of the campaign’s beneficiaries throughout its continuous period until the end of Ramadan.

The “100 Million Meals” campaign also benefits from the expertise of the World Food Program, its field operations and scopes of work at the international level to enhance the momentum of the campaign, which also expands its international cooperation to include the “regional network of food banks” and many stakeholders and humanitarian and charitable organizations in the twenty countries covered by the campaign.

The role of donors

The “100 Million Meals Campaign” constitutes an open invitation to individuals, companies and government agencies, inside and outside the United Arab Emirates, to contribute by providing the value of meals so that food parcels carrying basic ingredients for preparing meals can be delivered to the most needy groups in 20 countries in the Arab region, Africa and Asia.

Donation Methods

Donations can be made to the “100 Million Meals Campaign” through four different mechanisms: Through the campaign website www.100millionmeals.ae; Or by contacting the campaign’s call center on the toll-free number 8004999; Or by transferring the amount to the bank account designated for the campaign with Dubai Islamic Bank (AE08 0240 0015 2097 7815201); Or by sending the word “meal” or “meal.”meal” in English by SMS to specific numbers on the “du” or “Etisalat” networks in the United Arab Emirates.

100 Million Meals Campaign

The "100 Million Meals Campaign" is organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives in cooperation with the World Food Program, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charitable and Humanitarian Establishment, the regional network of food banks, charitable organizations and relevant authorities in the countries covered by the campaign. The campaign focuses on providing food aid to the needy during the month of Ramadan in 20 countries, from Pakistan in the east to Ghana in the west, with the Arab world at the heart of it.