Wednesday September 24, 2008
Move to can mutton for Aidil Adha aid
MARANG: Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), an Muslim organisation based in Britain, has teamed up with state-owned Pertima Terengganu Sdn Bhd to can mutton for distribution to countries that may face food crises during this year’s Aidil Adha celebration.
Islamic Relief Malaysia manager Zawahir Che Abdullah said that 20,000 goats would be slaughtered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the purpose.
“The slaughtered animals will be exported to Malaysia for processing and canning by Pertima Terengganu in Chendering.
“The canned mutton will be shipped to Africa and countries like Mali, Togo, Iraq and Egypt,” she told reporters at a Ramadan feeding the fasting programme here.
At the function held in collaboration with the Terengganu Family Development Foundation, 250 people from 46 villages here comprising the poor, single mothers, orphans and the disabled were given food items, including rice, sugar, flour, canned sardines and cooking oil.
IRW has more than 30 branches worldwide. €” Bernama
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