Two new Errahma restaurants opened their doors on the third day of Ramadan in the localities of Ouadhias and Agouni Gueghrane, run by private individuals. This brings the total number of restaurants offering iftars to the needy and passersby to 67, operating across 38 municipalities in the wilaya, including 14 in Tizi Ouzou municipality alone. This citizen generosity is also expressed through the 24 other restaurants opened by private individuals, in addition to the 14 opened by religious associations, 12 by social associations, 11 by the Red Crescent, and 4 by the Algerian Muslim Scouts.
This total of 67 iftar restaurants is not final, as another altruist has expressed to Achour Mehanni, director of the Directorate of Social Action and Solidarity (DASS) of the wilaya, his wish to join this wave of solidarity and generosity. According to the report from this institution, 63,357 hot meals were served or distributed during the first four days of Ramadan, including those eaten on-site and those taken away. The daily average of meals served is 15,840.
Still according to the wilaya’s DASS, 5,728 food parcels were distributed during the same period, of which 1,000 were provided by its own services. Additionally, from the Algerian Red Crescent (CRA) alone, no fewer than 8,589 meals were served during the first three days of Ramadan. These come specifically from its eleven El Hilal restaurants. These eleven restaurants are located in the areas of Sidi Namaane, Draa Ben Khedda, Tizi Ouzou, Larbaa Nath Irathen, Illoula Oumalou, Bouzeguene, Freha, Boghni, Tizi Ghenif, and Ait Yahia Moussa.
On this same topic, the Tizi Ouzou CRA has scheduled four additional charitable operations. This includes the distribution of 2,200 food parcels granted by the national directorate to the wilaya, of which 1,200 have been allocated to local CRA committees and the remaining 1,000 will be distributed later under the supervision of the wali.
The Tizi Ouzou CRA officials also indicated that they will launch a circumcision operation for 1,000 children and the distribution of clothing for 500 orphans on the occasion of Eid celebrations across the 67 municipalities of the wilaya. On the purely food front, the CRA’s charitable action during this holy month of Ramadan will focus on distributing food parcels to families of prisoners in the penitentiaries of Tizi Ouzou, Azazga, and Draa El Mizan, in accordance with the framework agreement signed with the national CRA directorate and the Ministry of Justice.