Dubai: Dar Al Ber Society has spent Dh4.3 million on a variety of charity, community and development projects for the benefit of low-income people in Ras Al Khaimah and worldwide last year.
Ali Al Shehi, manager of Dar Al Ber Society, RAK, said the value of projects, accomplished in 2015, stood at Dh4,382,235. “Building mosques, digging water wells, printing and distributing thousands of Quran copies were some of these.”
Official figures show that the contributions collected last year amounted to Dh7,722,795, he added. “Up to Dh5,886,220 of these came from 13,400 charity boxes installed at public and private entities in the emirate.”
These are added to the revenues of the ‘Ramadan Campaign’ assumed by 15 staff agents in the emirate, as well as the ‘Adahi Drive’ undertaken by 12 representatives, let alone the proceeds from endowed villas here, Al Shehi elaborated.
“Up to Dh6.6 million were contributed to 2,414 indigent families to fulfil their needs, and pay their school fees, medicine and delivery charges, house rents, electricity bills, and tickets for inmates, in coordination with the interior ministry.”
Dar Al Ber Society also moved to a new headquarters last year, he pointed out. “The society has also run a special ceremony for Quran memorisers, teachers, and new Muslim converts.”
The society further launched an interesting summer activities programme for the orphans and special needs children registered with the emirate, Al Shehi explained. “We also ran other charity and community events, such as ‘My Small Project’, ‘Plant a Smile’, and a trade exhibition for productive families.”(End)
