Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has launched “Giving Basket” campaign to offer food baskets to needy families

The General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has launched “Giving Basket” campaign for providing food baskets to needy families and workers during the upcoming month of Ramadan. 

The Giving Basket includes all needs for the holy month of Ramadan and it varies according to the number of family members. For the fourth year in a row, the initiative has been launched in cooperation with Hifz Al Naema Center, after the campaign benefited 4,329 needy families in Qatar during the holy month of Ramadan 2022. Director-General of General Directorate of Endowments Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanim Al Thani said  that the “Giving Basket” is one of the pioneering initiatives launched by the directorate since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in cooperation with Hifz Al Naema Center, to deliver food baskets to needy families and workers. 

He pointed out the continuation of the campaign for this year while speaking in a press conference on launching the campaign for the year 1444. The press conference was attended by several directors and heads of departments and Director of Hifz Al Naema Center Eng. Ali Ayed Al Qahtani. 

Director of Hifz Al Naema Center Eng. Ali bin Ayed Al Qahtani praised the support of the General Directorate of Endowments for the “Giving Basket” project, and cooperation with the Center to deliver these food baskets to needy families. 

He noted that the initiative had a good impact on the hearts of the beneficiaries, calling on the charitable people to participate and contribute to this initiative through the various endowment methods.

The “Giving Basket” initiative and the accompanying campaign were launched by the General Directorate of Endowments at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs to promote the culture of giving, spreading the spirit of sympathy and compassion among different segments of society, and spreading the spirits of giving in the holy month.