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UAE Food Bank and Taya Art Production launch

'Cook of Thousand Meals' initiative

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.

ANI | Updated: 29-03-2024 22:38 IST | Created: 29-03-2024 22:38 IST

Dubai [UAE], March 29 (ANI/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."
Ibrahim Ali Khadem, Program Manager, stated that the program's first phase was
launched in Hatta region over three days, during which more than 8,700 meals were

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