As part of its social responsibility and commitment towards supporting underprivileged families, Arab Bank has recently renewed its cooperation agreement with Tkiyet Um Ali (TUA) for the 16th consecutive year, with the aim of supporting TUA’s families living below the food poverty line across all governorates in the Kingdom.
Through this agreement, Arab Bank will support 102 of TUA’s underprivileged beneficiary families over the course of a year, providing monthly food parcels including all the basic nutritional elements, which fulfill the needs of a family and are sufficient to prepare three meals per day throughout the entire month.
Tkiyet Um Ali will also provide the opportunity for Arab Bank employees to volunteer in its different programs across the Kingdom. This is in addition to sponsoring a full day of TUA’s “Mawa’ed Al Rahman” initiative, held during Ramadan at its headquarters in Amman.
Expressing his gratitude for Arab Bank’s continuous support, Director General at Tkiyet Um Ali, Mr. Samer Balkar, stated: “We take pride in our strategic cooperation with Arab Bank for the 16th year in a row, which reflects the bank’s commitment towards the underprivileged families in Jordan and its strategic role in combating hunger.”
Balkar added: “By working closely with private and public sector institutions, Tkiyet Um Ali will be able to provide sustainable food aid to those in need.”
Tkiyet Um Ali is a non-governmental and non-profit organization established in 2003 with the aim of eradicating hunger. The organization currently provides sustainable food and health aid to 20,000 underprivileged families living below the food poverty line across all governorates of the kingdom through distributing monthly food parcels around the year, containing 19 food items that suffice a family’s nutritional needs for an entire month.
It is worth mentioning that Arab Bank has taken an active role in the community by adopting a comprehensive strategic approach and collaborating with several NGOs to achieve economic, social and environmental sustainable development. “Together”, Arab Bank’s corporate social responsibility program, is a multi-faceted program that works on improving and developing different aspects of the community. Through a variety of initiatives and activities, the program aims to serve the community in health, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, education and orphan support.