Turkish charity to distribute 2,500 food packages to families in Sudan

By Omer Erdem

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) - The Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) delivered 2,500 food aid boxes to needy families Thursday in different areas of Sudan ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Along with the foundation, volunteers from the largest Turkish Muslim association in Germany, DITIB, attended a program with Ankara’s Ambassador to Khartoum Irfan Neziroglu.

"A total of around 6,000 food packages will be distributed through our Turkish NGOs in Sudan," Religious Affairs Counselor at the Khartoum Embassy, Abdullah Sen, told Anadolu Agency.

"Additionally to the capital, Khartoum, distributions will be made in South Kordofan, Darfur, Kassala, Port Sudan and in the north (regions)," he added.

Established in 1975, the TDV is a voluntary organization that works in a wide range of fields spanning education, culture, social and religious services to international aid activities with 1,003 branches in nearly 150 countries.