Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, today introduced that the Emirates Islamic Charity Fund is noting the holy month of Ramadan with numerous charitable, altruistic and community initiatives, in keeping with the spirit of belief and kindness throughout the blessed period, and the Year of Zayed, as announced by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE.

The Emirates Islamic Charity Fund, in cooperation with a number of philanthropic and humanitarian organisations, has planned tasks throughout the UAE that exhibit Islam's spirit of providing and support to the community.

In collaboration with Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Structure, Emirates Islamic Charity Fund is distributing 12,000 iftaar meals at numerous tents throughout the UAE daily throughout the holy month. The dishes are prepared by a group of Emirati households in certified kitchen areas, therefore likewise providing these families with a source of source of income and earnings throughout Ramadan.

Emirates Islamic Charity Fund, together with Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, Beit Al Khair Society, Sharjah Charity International and Dar Al Ber Society, will certainly disperse Meer Ramadan (necessary foods and commodities consistently required throughout the holy month of Ramadan) to more than 600 households in need throughout the UAE. The Charity Fund has likewise scheduled the Emirates Islamic Food for All truck, in association with Beit Al Khair, to distribute iftaar meals to labour lodgings each day. Additionally, the Charity Fund will disperse 3,000 iftaar meals to Emirates Islamic's support staff.

This year, Emirates Islamic Charity Fund, will likewise arrange a variety of initiatives, in co-operation with Dar Al Ber Society, to provide essential should the underprivileged families in Umm Al Quwain.

In addition, together with Sharjah Authorities General Directorate, the Emirates Islamic Charity Fund will certainly assist in the release of prisoners of different races from jails by resolving their debts to permit them to spend the rest of Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr with their families.

Finally, Emirates Islamic, in collaboration with Beit Al Khair, will certainly disperse Zakat to households in demand and people with restricted revenue to satisfy their basic needs.

Awatif Al Harmoodi, General Manager, Operational Governance, Emirates Islamic that is responsible for the monitoring of the Emirates Islamic Charity Fund commented: "The holy month of Ramadan is the most eagerly awaited month in the Islamic schedule. As a Bank that lives and continues Islam's message of peace and generosity, we will remain to proactively determine in addition to respond to altruistic demands, offering aid to the much less fortunate in order to help them fulfill their fundamental needs of food, shelter and health.

"This Ramadan, as we celebrate the altruistic heritage of the country's founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, we plan to expand our philanthropic initiatives to improve the livelihood of underprivileged families, in addition to launch initiatives carrying out Sheikh Zayed's altruistic heritage, inside and outside the country," added Al Harmoodi.

Emirates Islamic will certainly additionally continue to be among the gold enrollers of the honourable Dubai International Holy Quran Award held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.