Kuwaiti children filled hundreds of bags with sweets and candy as part of a community and humanitarian initiative aimed at bringing the Kuwaiti Ramadan custom, known as gergean, to the streets of Turkish regions affected by the recent devastating earthquakes.

The initiative, welcomed by Turkey’s ambassador to Kuwait, Tuba Sonmez, is aimed at bringing joy and happiness to the faces of the children of these regions, Iman Al-Abdulghafoor, leading sponsor of volunteer team, Bahja, told KUNA.

It also includes new childrens’ clothing for the subsequent Eid Al-Fitr celebrations.

The ambassador said her country would facilitate all means to deliver the shipment to the affected areas.

Furthermore, Al-Abdulghafoor said Sadaka Tashi, a well-known Turkish charity, would take over all aspects of delivering the four-tonne shipment, which arrives tomorrow on a Turkish Airlines flight, to the children.

Source: Kuwait News Agency