04 June 2018•Update: 04 June 2018
DAKAR
Turkish Red Crescent has distributed food aid to 7,000 families in several cities of Senegal during the holy month of Ramadan.
Teams delivered food materials to 7,000 families living in the cities of Matam and Podor, which is on the starvation line, according to the World Food Program Report in 2017, along with capital Dakar and the former capital of the country, Saint Louis.
Matam Municipality Mayor Mamadou Diaw and Turkish Red Crescent Senegal Delegation Head Suat Citlak were among those who attended the food distribution event in the city.
The Turkish aid body plans to provide support to 10 million needy people across the world during Ramadan.
Reporting by Alaattin Dogru:Writing by Sorwar Alam
