Mastercard and World Food Programme Launch Scheme To Feed Vulnerable Schoolchildren During Ramadan

Mastercard and World Food Programme Launch Scheme To Feed Vulnerable Schoolchildren During Ramadan

For every Amazon transaction customers in the UAE make using Mastercard, Mastercard will donate the value of one school meal through the WFP. The offer will run until the completion of the Islamic month of Ramadan, which concludes on 1 May 2022. Together, Mastercard and the WFP hope to provide the value of up to one million school meals to vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the region. Mustapha Kassem , VP of marketing and communications, Mastercard MENA, said: “Mastercard and WFP are helping communities around the world take important steps towards breaking the cycle of hunger and poverty for future generations.” Mastercard’s partnership with WFP focuses on the transformational power of school meals – which can help improve children’s health, cognitive development, access to education and future lifetime earnings. Mageed Yahia , WFP representative to the GCC, added: “As the number of food-insecure people is rising exponentially due to conflicts, climate change and Covid-19 implications, every day, millions of children around the world go to school on an empty stomach. “We are grateful for our strong partnership with Mastercard and Amazon who are joining hands with us during the Holy month of Ramadan to ensure that vulnerable kids receive a