The "Billion Meals" campaign achieves 76 million meals in the first six days
The "Billion Meals" initiative, the largest in the region to provide food support to the poor and needy, especially vulnerable groups of children, refugees, displaced people and those affected by disasters and crises around the world, achieved the equivalent of 76 million meals after only six days of its launch.
The flow of donations of 45,491 thousand contributors from individuals, companies, government and private sector institutions to the Billion Meals initiative through its website, bank account, text messages and affiliated call center was a decisive factor in achieving this record in the course of the largest initiative of its kind in the region.
While the number of participating institutions and companies on the campaign platform exceeded 98, distribution operations began early in 6 countries: Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Egypt, India, and Lebanon.
A qualitative response to the larger initiative
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Secretary-General of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, stressed that the contributions of individuals, institutions, companies, business sectors and economic events in the UAE to the "One Billion Meals" initiative, the largest in the region, constitutes a qualitative response to the initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which aims to provide a food safety net for the poor and hungry, based on the moral responsibility and humanitarian commitment of the UAE towards the most needy around the world.
Al Gergawi explained that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's launch of the "One Billion Meals" initiative, which opens the door for everyone to contribute, has sparked a comprehensive social charitable movement and drew the world's attention to the importance and centrality of the principle of crowdfunding in promoting aspects of charitable work in which everyone is responsible for everyone.
He added that the completion of the "One Billion Meals" initiative for the success story of the "100 Million Meals" campaign, which was launched last year, is a translation of Mohammed bin Rashid's thought in expanding the circle of humanitarian work and sustaining its impact.
He continued: "The One Billion Meals initiative connects the poor and needy around the world with the food support they desperately need, and it reflects the deeply rooted values of giving and solidarity in the UAE thanks to the directives of its wise leadership and the keenness of all segments of its society to support humanitarian work."
He pointed out that the initiative organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives supports international efforts to address the challenge of hunger, which threatens more than 800 million people, through its contribution to providing food security for those who have lost it.
He praised the continued flow of donations and contributions from various institutions, sectors and societal segments to support the "Billion Meals Initiative" to achieve its ultimate goal.
Complete the bid
Thanks to the contributions of individual donors, institutions, economic events and business sectors, the “One Billion Meals” initiative has succeeded in adding more than 76 million meals to the total 220 million meals achieved by the “100 Million Meals” campaign. A meal that accelerates reaching the goal of one billion meals, providing a food safety net for the less fortunate in 50 countries around the world.
The donations and contributions embody the values of giving, giving and extending a helping hand, and charitable and humanitarian work to individuals and institutions in the UAE and the world, focusing on the concept of sustainable community financing to provide food support and elements of food security for the neediest groups, and open the door for participation to all.
Donation channels are easy
. Contributions and donations to the One Billion Meals Initiative continue through four approved and easy channels, which are the website www.1billionmeals.ae and the bank transfer to the “One Billion Meals” initiative account on the approved account number: AE300260001015333439802 at Emirates NBD in UAE dirhams.
If you wish to donate one dirham per day to the initiative through a monthly subscription, you can send a text message with the word “Meal” or “Meal” to the number 1020 for users of the “du” network, or to the number 1110 for users of the “Etisalat” network within the country.
Donations can also be made by contacting the “Billion Meals” initiative call center at 8009999.
The initiative also records qualitative donations from the tender race of government institutions, companies, schools and educational institutions through the YallaGive crowdfunding platform.
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