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Dar Al Ber reaches out to 50,000 poor families

Dubai - The society has spent about Dh4.5 million in study allowances for 1,774 students.

Dar Al Ber Society (Dabs), which focuses on the wellbeing of low-income families, has contributed Dh50 million to 51,412 in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain over the last ten years.
Official records show that the Low-income Families Committee (LIFC), run by Dabs in Umm Al Quwain, has spent about Dh4.5 million in study allowances for 1,774 students.
These are added to around Dh16.16 million contributed as fixed or regular aids to 6,841 low income people, according to Ali Hassan Al Assi, chairman - LIFC. "We have also spent some Dh8.1 million on 567 people for maintaining their houses."
Adding, he said over Dh2.9 million have been given as medical assistance to 586 patients. "Up to 15,068 people were gifted Ramadan Meer or foodstuff packages, valued at more than Dh4.48million." Those are compared to 23,731 beneficiaries from the monthly foodstuff packages, which are valued at some Dh3.43 million, he said.
"About Dh1.5 million were spent on 321 orphans here."
Al Assi said they have helped 203 people with basic electronic devices, worth around Dh2.3 million and 79 people with furniture valued at Dh1.11 million.
"Electricity has been supplied to 131 people against Dh518,000 whereas stationery allowances, worth Dh280,000, were contributed to 760 students."
Eid clothes, worth about Dh348,000, were contributed to 1,248 people, he underlined.
"Up to 103 special needs people were also supported with about Dh476,000."
Al Assi said the LIFC spares no effort to fruitfully cooperate with all the bodies and entities concerned for the benefit of poor and low-income people.
"The committee is geared up to locate low-income modest families who do not request assistance and help them in cooperation with the UAQ Education Zone and the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation."
The committee also coordinates with the UAQ Medical Zone to provide the necessary medical devices, he said.
LIFC has been honoured several times. Recently, it was gifted the Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work - in the Local Non-Profitable Voluntary Associations Category, in 2015, for the third year in a row. The chairman of the committee won the same award - in the individual category. He has also been honoured by His Highness Shaikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, the Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, and Shaikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman.
The committee was also honoured by the Dubai Municipality, Sharjah Police, UAQ Police, Sharjah Charity Society, Social Development Centre in Fujairah, Dubai Medical Zone, Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society, Sharjah Social Services Society, and many other bodies for its exceptional philanthropic works.
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