Abdullah Al-Othaim, chairman of the charity’s board of directors, said: “Our Fitr Zakat collection and distribution project has been successful in the past.”

He said the charity would receive Fitr Zakat at different locations in the city. A number of vehicles have been arranged to collect Zakat.

“We have also set up stalls at malls and markets,” the chairman said, adding that the Zakat would be distributed among the needy in Jeddah and surrounding areas.

He said a number of youths are working with the charity as volunteers. “Through this project we intend to supply rice required by poor families for a year,” he said.

The Charitable Warehouse has prepared a database of beneficiaries, making distribution of alms easy. “We have been successful in putting an end to haphazard distribution of Zakat in Jeddah thanks to the support of the public,” Al-Othaim said. “We are trying to achieve excellence in charitable work.”

The Charitable Warehouse has been carrying out a number of projects. It sponsors thousands of poor families in Jeddah and gives smart cards to them to purchase food from shopping centers. “It also helps poor families obtain clothing and furniture,” he said.

Al-Othaim, who is also a judge at the Appeals Court in Jeddah, thanked Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal for approving the organization’s Fitr Zakat project.

Meanwhile, Al-Bir Charitable Society said it would distribute Eid dresses among poor families. Mazen Batterjee, chairman of the society, said the project was aimed at making poor children and orphans happy during Eid Al-Fitr.

“We’ll collect and distribute clothes from Aug. 25 for three days,” he said.

Established in 1982, Al-Bir has been extending assistance to the poor in cash and kind. It provides educational and health assistance and runs charitable clinics and dialyses centers. Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled is the society’s honorary chairman.