By Yasemin Kalyoncuoglu</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – A Turkish aid group helped nearly 3,000 needy families in Eastern African country of Kenya as part of its relief works during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.</p> <p>Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV), a charity group linked to Turkey’s state Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), distributed food packages to 2,800 families in the capital Nairobi, Isiolo and Mombasa cities, a statement by the foundation said on Wednesday.</p> <p>The volunteers of the aid group also visited the orphanages in the region.</p> <p> </p> <p>- Reaching needy people in almost 100 countries</p> <p><br>
The TDV will hand out more than 100,000 food packages to the families in need, and will organize iftar, fast-breaking, meal for nearly 200,000 people in 98 countries.
Fasting, held from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, is one of the Five Pillars (fundamental religious duties) of Islam. It is a time of self-examination and great religious devotion.
The organization will provide over 10,000 children from Bangladesh, Chad, Palestine, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen with clothes, as well, the statement added.
* Writing by Burak Bir
