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Sun 16 Apr 2023 1:13 pm - Jerusalem Time

"Tkiyet Beitunia"...a quarter of a million Ramadan breakfast meals since its inception

Eight years ago, the Beitunia Hospice , based in the city of Beitunia, west of Ramallah , continued its efforts to provide assistance to those in need, until it expanded and became a social institution, providing services not only in the blessed month of Ramadan , but throughout the year. It seems remarkable, according to those in charge, that the hospice provided Since its establishment in 2015, and until this year, about a quarter of a million Ramadan breakfast meals.


The head of the Beitunia Hospice, Rebhi Doula, told Al-Quds.com: "In the month of Ramadan, the hospice provides 1,000 iftar meals, 800 of which are distributed in Beitunia alone, which means we reach 30,000 meals during the holy month," stressing that Since its inception, Tekia has provided about a quarter of a million breakfast meals.


A state stresses that "Beitunia Hospice" is keen to provide the best and finest types of food to the needy, and we consumed 2,000 chickens and 20 calves this year, and 15 volunteers supervise the preparation of food, from preparation to distribution of meals, and there is a cook dedicated to the hospice to cook food.


In 2015, the "Beitunia Hospice" obtained approval from the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, and an administrative body was formed for it, and a special bank account was opened, to transfer aid to it, and it was transformed from a hospice that provides meals in Ramadan to more than that, it has become an established social institution By itself, due to the services that the hospice has become to provide throughout the year, asserts a state.


Throughout the year, in addition to meals, the hospice provides partial university scholarships, aids for the sick, the provision of medicines, the provision of aid to those in need, as well as clothing for the feast, school fees and bags, and sometimes house maintenance, as well as receiving surpluses from people to give to those who need them, in addition to that the hospice during Corona period managed to provide 25 respirators to serve those who need them.


Daula points out that the hospice has a database on the needy, but there are 10% of those who are provided with variables, who are not registered in the database. The hospice also receives in-kind and material donations, "We faced difficulties in the beginning and overcame it, to become an institution with a variety of services for the needy," he says. nation.


A state stresses that "takaya" would reduce the gap between groups of society, enhance social solidarity among citizens, and spread a culture of tolerance among citizens.


The population of the city of Beitunia, west of Ramallah, is about 40,000 citizens. The city is located on an area of 25,000 dunams. However, the master plan for its municipality is only 5,000 dunams, as about 80 of its lands are classified as Area C.

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"Tkiyet Beitunia"...a quarter of a million Ramadan breakfast meals since its inception