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UAE Food Bank and Taya Art

Production launch ‘Cook of

Thousand Meals’ initiative

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DUBAI, 29th March, 2024 (WAM) – The UAE Food Bank, an initiative under the
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, in partnership with
Taya Art Production, launched the ‘Cook of Thousand Meals’ initiative, under which
20 thousand meals were prepared and distributed for Iftar and Suhoor. The program
was carried out in Hatta and Za’beel in Dubai, during which over 30 volunteers
contributed to the preparing, cooking, and packaging stages. This initiative comes in
line with the Bank’s objective of providing 5 million meals to beneficiaries during the
holy month of Ramadan.
The program’s objective is to unite Emirati chefs and residents to collaborate in
preparing and donating meals to the Bank. This initiative aims to foster a sense of
community responsibility and cooperation, emphasizing the importance of
preserving food from waste and distributing it to beneficiaries. Additionally, the
program seeks to cultivate a consumer culture aligned with the developmental and
constructive vision of the Bank.
Manal Bin Yaroof, Head of the Executive Team of the UAE Food Bank, affirmed the
Bank’s commitment to advancing the objectives of its largest national community
campaign during the holy month of Ramadan. The campaign is focused on supplying
meals to over half a million families and over 3 million workers. This effort aligns with
the Bank’s mission to manage surplus food, reduce waste, and uphold the principles
of philanthropy, social responsibility, and humanitarian work in the UAE.
Bin Yaroof said: “Our collaboration with private sector partners reflects the
eagerness of various segments, groups, and sectors within society to participate in
charitable and humanitarian efforts. This collaboration supports the promotion of
community responsibility and encouragement of volunteerism, reflecting the values
of goodness, generosity, compassion, solidarity, and brotherhood during the holy
month of Ramadan.”

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