24.06.2012, Jeddah, KSA - A shipment of 5,000 frozen carcasses of livestock from the 2011 Hajj season which arrived at the port city of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, was distributed among the needy under the supervision of a mission from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).
The consignment is part of the Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat (Adahi) managed by the IDB comprising distribution of nearly 1 million carcasses from the previous Hajj season inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and 24 other countries in Asia and Africa.
Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, President, IDB, on the occasion, 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 each year.