31.12.2013, Jeddah, KSA – Consignments of frozen Hajj meat have arrived in the capital cities of The Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania for distribution among the needy as per the annual distribution plan for the meat utilized during Hajj season 2013 under the Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat (Adahi). The shipments consist of a total of 25000 frozen carcasses which will be distributed under the supervision of the representatives of the Islamic Development Bank that has been operating this
environment-friendly project since 1983.

In the meantime, a consignment of 30,000 frozen carcasses has arrived in a special factory in Kuantan, Malaysia, for canning. It will be later distributed freely amongst the needy and the poor in different parts of the Islamic world via the UK based Islamic Relief World-wide (IRW), an international relief and development charity operating in over 30 countries since 1984. This is part of the ongoing Adahi project distribution plan of nearly 770,000 frozen carcasses inside the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia and 23 other countries in Asia and Africa through land and sea since the past Hajj season 2013.

IDB Group Chairman, Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali renewed profound appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Crown Prince and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the support rendered to the project.