Charities in Tunisia step up efforts to aid families in need during Ramadan
Before the holy month of Ramadan, a lot of Tunisian groups and organizations that support the underprivileged are eager to gather donations.
Every year during this auspicious month, their work doubles, particularly because it is related to charitable endeavors and aligns with the principles of our Islamic faith, which emphasize compassion, cooperation, and unity.
The majority of volunteer organizations and charitable associations in Tunisia post requests on social media platforms for food and cash donations of necessities like oil, pastries, sugar, and other items, along with fruits and vegetables, in order to help the less fortunate members of society whose financial burdens increase during Ramadan.
They have challenges that can make it impossible for them to adequately provide for all the needs during the fasting days.
Large amounts of these supplies are successfully obtained by a number of philanthropic associations and organizations in Tunisia, which then give them to impoverished people, particularly those in rural areas. Important stocks that will lessen the financial strain on families—the majority of whom are made up of four or five people—have been offered by them.
Speaking with Qatar News Agency (QNA), Aisha Dhaouadi, who has volunteered for charitable causes for over three years, said that she began gathering donations approximately a month and a half ago in order to prepare them and create beneficiary lists.
Donations will be given to the recipients, and throughout the auspicious month, labor will not cease in order to serve as many families in need as possible.
Aisha told QNA that she and her colleagues volunteers go around big box stores every day to gather donations from shop owners and patrons who come in to shop, whether they are in-kind or not.
She continued by saying that her group had successfully gathered a sizable amount of food, which was kept in one of the warehouses and would subsequently be equitably divided among the recipients.
She made the point that donations are still being collected throughout Ramadan, particularly since daily supply operations to the beneficiaries continue. These operations are carried out by either visiting the families listed in notebooks containing the beneficiaries or by getting in touch with the families at the charitable association’s headquarters to deliver their portion of the aid.
She went on to say that purchasing Eid clothing for kids and giving it to them during the last week of the fasting month is another way that charitable activity during Ramadan reflects the attitude of cooperation and solidarity across the various facets of society.
Numerous nonprofit organizations also strive all year long to assist the vulnerable and impoverished families who lost their means of subsistence due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects. Social media is crucial in this because of the appeals and declarations made by governmental and non-governmental organizations and philanthropic institutions to donate and help others.
They discover that Tunisians, whose generosity doubles during Ramadan, share their sentiments widely and are eager to assist other impoverished families in a solidarity scenario that embodies adherence to the Islamic religion’s ideals of collaboration, solidarity, and aid.