Turkish charity group distributes food in Kenya

By Yasemin Kalyoncuoglu

ANKARA (AA) - A Turkish aid group helped nearly 3,000 needy families in Eastern African country of Kenya as part of its relief works during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV), a charity group linked to Turkey’s state Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), distributed food packages to 2,800 families in the capital Nairobi, Isiolo and Mombasa cities, a statement by the foundation said on Wednesday.

The volunteers of the aid group also visited the orphanages in the region.

- Reaching needy people in almost 100 countries

The TDV will hand out more than 100,000 food packages to the families in need, and will organize iftar, fast-breaking, meal for nearly 200,000 people in 98 countries.

Fasting, held from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, is one of the Five Pillars (fundamental religious duties) of Islam. It is a time of self-examination and great religious devotion.

The organization will provide over 10,000 children from Bangladesh, Chad, Palestine, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen with clothes, as well, the statement added.

* Writing by Burak Bir