Bayat Foundation distributed food packages to dozens of needy families in Afghanistan'snorthern Balkh province this weekend.The packages included flour, rice, and cooking oil.Officials of Bayat Foundation in Balkh said that aid distribution will continue in other provinces of the country until the end of the holy month of Ramadan.&In continuation of Bayat Foundation'sassistance, this time we have distributed our Ramadan aid in Mazar-e-Sharif, which includes flour, rice, and cooking oil, and God willing, this assistance will continue,& Yafes Saqib, Bayat Foundation representative in Balkh, said.Meanwhile, beneficiaries welcomed the distribution of the aid packages, saying that Bayat Foundation has played an important role in reaching out to the poor, the needy, and in reducing poverty.&We are very happy.
It is the month of Ramadan.
May God help anyone who helps us poor people,& Aynuddin, an aid recipient, said.&I don&t have a breadwinner in my family.
On Thursdays, I go and collect Pepsi cans to find bread for my children,& Zarmina, another aid recipient, said.The assistance comes at a time when international organizations have warned of increasing poverty in the country. The post Bayat Foundation distributes food aid to dozens of needy families in Balkh first appeared on Ariana News.