AMMAN —
His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday stressed the need
to support those in need, in line with the values of social solidarity in the
holy month of Ramadan, especially amidst the challenging conditions imposed by
the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement by the Royal Court.
اضافة اعلان
During a meeting with the chairman and
board members of the
Zakat Fund at Al Husseiniya Palace, King Abdullah
underscored the need to utilise the funds collected through zakat to enhance
productivity and support small- and medium-sized enterprises, in order to
empower citizens and create jobs, stressing the importance of developing a
national database to ensure effective distribution to beneficiaries.
His Majesty voiced appreciation for the
efforts of the fund’s employees and donors, including the private sector, in
supporting underprivileged families.
For his part, Zakat Fund Director Abed
Smeirat gave a brief on the fund’s activities during Ramadan, which include
distributing over JD6 million in in-kind and cash assistance to 65,000
households, repaying the debts of 100 women debtors (gharimat), and
delivering 20 small projects to empower families.
According to Smeirat, the fund and its
sub-committees, in line with Royal directives to assist female debtors (gharimat),
has paid the debts of 7,000 women since 2019, at a combined value of over JD4
million, and provided assistance to more than 118,000 families at a value of
over JD25 million.
He said the Zakat Fund has empowered
families that were previously beneficiaries of monthly aid to become productive
and self-reliant, as part of the fund’s efforts to provide 120 annual grants to
enable households to launch small projects.
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