Kimse Yok Mu reaches out to Pakistan with food assistance

Date posted: March 27, 2014

THARPARKAR

Turkish charity organization Kimse Yok Mu, which has been operating in many countries of the world for years, went to city of Tharparkar in Pakistan to distribute food boxes people who suffer from starvation.

For more than six months, Kimse Yok Mu has delivered 18 tons of food supplies to Pakistan. Lastly, the association reached out to Tharparkar, where 183 people, including 105 children, die of starvation.

The volunteers of the Kimse Yok Mu were welcomed with a great joy by the locals in the city. 730 packages of food assistance were distributed to people.

Source: Cihan , March 26, 2014

Tags: Asia | Humanitarian aid | Pakistan |

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