The poor you always have with you...
The Oman Charitable Organisation (OCO) is an active association which supports orphans, higher education and healthcare support for the underprivileged, housing, and maintenance services in Oman and also funds charity projects in the Palestinian territories, Afghanistan, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, and Aceh province (Indonesia).
During Ramadan this year, OCO aims to distribute RO400,000 (approximately US$1,039,000 at today's rate of exchange) worth of food aid to 13,100 families in all 60 wilayats of Oman as well as mobilising cash donations through SMS pledges to the needy, thanks to a Ramadan campaign sponsored by Oman Mobile.
The Khaleej Times, but not the Oman Observer which also reported the story, mentioned that the 13,100 families actually accounted for 75,000 individuals.
The newspaper quoted Ali Ibrahim Shenoon Al Raisi, Executive President of OCO, as saying that, "the actual number of people requiring such assistance is nine times greater.." Perhaps the quote was not in context, since that puts the number of people accounted as being needy at 675,000, roughly a quarter of the total Omani population. Could that really be true?
At any rate, full marks to OCO for its work and may it go from success to success.
During Ramadan this year, OCO aims to distribute RO400,000 (approximately US$1,039,000 at today's rate of exchange) worth of food aid to 13,100 families in all 60 wilayats of Oman as well as mobilising cash donations through SMS pledges to the needy, thanks to a Ramadan campaign sponsored by Oman Mobile.
The Khaleej Times, but not the Oman Observer which also reported the story, mentioned that the 13,100 families actually accounted for 75,000 individuals.
The newspaper quoted Ali Ibrahim Shenoon Al Raisi, Executive President of OCO, as saying that, "the actual number of people requiring such assistance is nine times greater.." Perhaps the quote was not in context, since that puts the number of people accounted as being needy at 675,000, roughly a quarter of the total Omani population. Could that really be true?
At any rate, full marks to OCO for its work and may it go from success to success.
