KUWAIT: Kuwait Food Bank (KFB) launched yesterday a food project for more than 60,000 beneficiaries from various regions in Kuwait, as their number increased compared to last year. Salem Al-Hamar, the general manager of the bank, said in a statement that the project aims to distribute aid, nutritional needs and necessary supplies for widows, divorced women, the elderly, the sick, people with special needs, orphans and poor people throughout the year with the fund of Awqaf Public Foundation.

The provision of aid is through the bank's database, which is constantly updated to add names of the needy and poor families, and be delivered by professional volunteer teams, he added. Supporting people in need for assistance is a pillar in Kuwait's statute as a 'Humanitarian Center,' thanks to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's humanitarian efforts around the world.

The United Nations has recognized the State of Kuwait as a 'Humanitarian Center' and His Highness the Amir as a 'Humanitarian Leader,' in appreciation for the generous aid for the needy, locally and abroad. - KUNA