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solidarity and acknowledge the invaluable contributions of workers.

The bank is set to organise the 'Cook of Thousand Meals' competition, an event
convening aspiring chefs to cook and distribute 4,000 meals daily over five days during
Ramadan in the UAE. This collaborative initiative is being organised in partnership with
Taya Production.

Furthermore, the bank will collaborate with 200 donors from fruit and vegetable markets,
commercial enterprises, and wholesale markets to redistribute surplus food and prepare
meals adhering to high-quality standards for the well-being of workers, to provide up to
two million meals. Additionally, any surplus cooked meals from local restaurants and
hotels will also be distributed.

The UAE Food Bank's 'Food Rescue' initiative strives to recycle unsuitable food for
human consumption, diverting it from landfills and transforming it into fertilisers. This will
be implemented with the National Food Loss and Waste initiative 'Neama' and
partnership with the private sector. The initiative aims to recycle 1.5 million meals of
surplus food and turn it into fertiliser that will be distributed to farmers in the Hatta
region.

Since its inception in 2017, the UAE Food Bank has successfully distributed meals to
over 35 million beneficiaries, both locally and globally.

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