UAE: Arab India Spices donates AED5 million to the “1 Billion Meals Foundation”

Dubai: The Arab Indian Spices Group joins a growing number of businesses, institutions and individuals announcing their support for the Ruler, establish largest endowment fund for Ramadan sustainable food aid.

The group today announced a Dh5 million donation to the campaign.

The initiative aims to provide a food safety net for poor people in food-insecure countries, which helps to combat hunger and malnutrition, especially among victims of crises and natural disasters.

Dr Harish Tahiliani, Managing Director, Arab India Spices, said: “By launching this campaign, the UAE is re-emphasizing its unwavering commitment to expanding the reach of charitable and humanitarian work to reach tens of millions of affected people around the world. Among other things. This new noble movement joins a host of other inspiring initiatives that highlight the values ​​of kindness and solidarity that pervade the UAE community.”

“We welcome the opportunity to contribute to the campaign’s food aid endowment fund, which reflects our commitment to supporting humanitarian efforts and fulfilling our social responsibilities,” he added.

Also on Saturday, First Security Group announced a donation of AED 1 million to support the campaign. Major General (Rtd) Abdul Aziz Mohammed Al Bannai, Group Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, said: “The event is a message of solidarity from the UAE to those in need around the world, and is a true reflection of our community’s passion for helping and making a difference. The event adds to the UAE’s admirable record of humanitarian and charitable work.”

He added: “It is an honor to contribute to this campaign and to support the UAE’s efforts to provide a food safety net for underprivileged communities. This support reflects First Security Group’s commitment to our social responsibility A commitment to a noble sporting purpose.”

The latest campaign is an extension of the food aid campaign launched over the past three years under Sheikh Mohammed’s directives, starting with ’10 million meals’, then ‘100 million meals’ and then ‘1 billion meals’ in Ramadan 2022 .

The campaign continues to welcome donations from organizations and individuals to the Endowment Fund through five main channels, including the campaign website, as well as through a dedicated call center established through toll free 800 9999.

Donations can also be made via UAE dirham bank transfer to the active bank account of UAE NBD (AE30 0260 0010 1533 3439 802). Donating via SMS, donors can choose to donate Dh1 per day with a monthly subscription by sending the word “Meal” to 1020 for du users, or Etisalat at 1110 for e& users.

Those wishing to donate to the campaign through the DubaiNow app can do so by clicking on the ‘Donate’ tab.