UAE Announced Free Food for Needy Individuals, Families and Labours under New Campaign

Good News for UAE Expats especially to low salary workers, needy families or those who are on visit visas and don’t have jobs or money to survive during coronavirus crisis.

The UAE Ministry of Community Development and Corporate Social Responsibility UAE Platform have announced the launch of a joint campaign entitled "Caring for everyone" to re-affirm the values of cohesion, solidarity, coherence and social cooperation in the UAE community.

Package Revealed:

Under the campaign, Al Mair initiative has been revealed, which includes the provision of basic foodstuffs to families and individuals, including 5,000 families and 7,000 laborers, after studying their social cases based on the database of those families and individuals most in need.

The campaign has been launched following the directives of the UAE leadership and the message of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, that "everyone is responsible", and the message of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, reading "We are all united in the face of challenge".

The campaign affirms the values of cohesion, solidarity, coherence and social cooperation in the UAE community, including nationals, residents, government authorities and the private sector, and businesses in light of measures taken to curb the spread of Covid-19.

What includes in Package?

It includes a package of community initiatives to be announced in the coming period.

Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Chairman, Board of Trustees of Corporate Social Responsibility UAE Platform, said:

"The concerted efforts of both individuals and authorities within the community are now a necessity to overcome this crisis; the responsibility is undoubtedly a joint effort, and we believe that we together can face this challenge."

Hessa Bint Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, said: 

"Community responsibility doubles at times of crisis. The Ministry of Community Development strives to adopt more joint community initiatives, based on the confidence that the UAE community reflects the highest positive citizenship and national responsibility because our house is united i.e. "Al Bait Metwahid".

In our previous good news, we shared how Emirates Red Crescent is helping needy people with food that is enough for 1 month, read it here, hope both initiatives reach to needy people of UAE specially those who are staying at home with no work no salary order from companies including low salary workers, poor labours, domestic workers and job seekers.

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