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4/1/24, 11:02 AM UAE Food Bank and Taya Art Production launch ‘Cook of Thousand Meals’ initiative - Middle East News 247

UAE Food Bank and Taya Art Production launch

‘Cook of Thousand Meals’ initiative

By Middle East News 247 March 29, 2024

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.

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