A shipment of 5,000 frozen carcasses of livestock from the 2011 Hajj season which has arrived Bamako city, the Capital of Republic of Mali today, is expected to be distributed among the needy under the supervision of an IDB delegation.
These consignments are part of the Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat (Adahi) managed by the IDB. It includes distribution of nearly 1 million carcasses from the Hajj season inside Saudi Arabia and 24 other countries in Asia and Africa.
Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, President, IDB, expressed appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, HRH the Crown Prince and the government and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the continued support to the project which benefits millions of the needy in the world every year.