Charity group donates Iftar items to Muslims in Tanga

The Charity group said has already provided such food aid to about 700 families in the region.

This was said by the charity group representative Sheikh Mohamed Abbas over the weekend during donation of Iftar’s food items to 225 families held at institution's Tanga region head office located at PongweTownship, on the outskirt of Tanga city.

Speaking during the items distribution exercise made by Tanga city mayor,AbdulrahmanShiloo on behalf of institution's director for Tanzania Ahmed Farhat, Sheikh Abbas said more families are expected to benefit from the donation.

"Today we're giving Iftar items for at least 205 families and extra of 20 families, last week we distributed such kind of items to 172 families in an event took place here. InKorogwe district, we provided to 250 families and Mtimbwani suburb in Tanga city we provided to 80 families," he said.

"This is not the end,we have extra of food aid that we are expecting to provide to other families and our target is to reach 1,000 families. I therefore call on to other humanity and charity organizations to join hands of our efforts and initiative to help risky,poor and vulnerable families who are in need because we Direct Aid alone cannot afford to give all communities in need of helps.”

Speaking during the event, the Tanga city mayor,AbdulrahmanShiloo commended the institution by saying has done great thing for Muslim societies, as well as other Tanga region communities at large, specifically to the people who are fasting, but they have no assurance of having Iftar meals.

"The Almighty Allah loves and blessing the hand of giving than receiving, you have done good thing particular during this Holy Month of Ramadan which is the time of mercy giving charity to poor people and groups of people who are in need," he said.

Direct Aid Association (formerly African Muslims Agency) started its activities in 1981 as a voluntary non-governmental organization interested in developing the needy people in Africa.

After eighteen years of continuous giving, the name (Direct Aid Association) was adopted instead of (African Muslims Agency) due to the expansion of its work and scope of its charitable projects.

It aims to carry out development work for the disadvantaged communities, targeting the needy social groups, the sick, orphans, victims of disasters and famines, and doing all activities of righteousness and goodness.