DUBAI
The UAE Food Bank announced that it has distributed 27,362 tonnes of food among various beneficiaries between its establishment in 2017 and the end of 2020.
Launched as a charitable initiative to distribute surplus food to those in need, the UAE Food Bank also signed 112 agreements and MoUs with local partners in the country and other food banks and establishments in the region to facilitate the safe distribution of surplus food.
As part of the initiative, a total of six branches were set up across the country. The number of branches is expected to grow to cover all the emirates.
Dawoud Al Hajri, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Food Bank and Director General of Dubai Municipality, said: “We are working to implement the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Food Bank, to reduce food wastage by distributing excess food to beneficiaries through our various channels in cooperation with charitable institutions.”
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