Mazen Batterjee, chairman of Al-Birr, commended orphans for their participation in the program, saying it paints a marvelous picture of solidarity among Saudi society.

He said the participation of orphan children in such charitable activities would encourage them to play an important role in society.

“The distribution of iftar meals at traffic points will prevent people from rushing home to break their fast, and thus reduce the chances of road accidents happening,” the chairman said.

Batterjee thanked the government, the private sector and philanthropists for their contributions to help implement the iftar meal distribution program.

Majdi Bakhareba, supervisor of the society’s orphanage, said the orphans began distributing iftar meals at traffic points in Jeddah from the beginning of Ramadan, adding that they would continue this work until the end of the holy month.

“We have divided the orphans into two groups; one group works to prepare iftar meals while the other distributes them at traffic points before Maghrib prayer,” he said.