Doctors Worldwide (DWW) this year again has taken the opportunity to use Muslim religious festival Eid-ul Adha (sacrificing animals and distribute to poor as prophet Abraham`s ritual) for food distribution in Congo (DRC), Ghana and Kenya. Most of the donations were collected in Turkey by DWW-Turkey. In total 2265 animals(qurbani) sacrificed in Congo(DRC), 2223 in Kenya and 630 in Ghana.
Congo (DRC); DWW with the help of local partner RADEM distributed meat over 15,000 families in Katanga, Kinshasa,Uvira, North Kivu, South Kivu, Kisangani provinces Most of the food distributed at IDP (internally displaced people) camps in North and South Kivu where hundreds of thousands of people fled from their villages because of ongoing civil war.
Kenya; distribution is made mainly in Northern region where hit by severe drought and coast provinces. Around 15,000 families received food aid. DWW works with local partner Khadija Foundation in Kenya.
Ghana; 5400 families received meat in Northern region where thousands of people became homeless due to latest flooding two months ago. DWW works with local partner Northern Ghana Aid(NOGAID) in Ghana.
