For the third consecutive year, Red Sea Mall and Akly Ala Mazagy group organized Iftar Abna’a Al-Khair, which hosts orphans from various organizations, sponsored by a group of businessmen and businesswomen in Jeddah.

The number of orphans this year was 350, in addition to the sponsors accompanied by their families. Mohammed Alawi, CEO of Red Sea Markets Company Ltd. that owns Red Sea Mall, expressed his happiness over the participation of businessmen and businesswomen in the Iftar Abna’a Al-Khair event, which promotes interaction of families with the orphans.

He said: "Despite the simplicity of the program, it required a great effort by the Red Sea team and Akly Ala Mazajy Group for nearly two months of meetings and intensive workshops to achieve the objectives for which the ceremony is held every year.

Alawi added: "We aim to integrate families with our orphans during the ceremony, to build charity bridges and to hearten and uplift the kids in this holy month of Ramadan. We are also aiming to host 1,000 orphans in one of the next versions."

Mohammed Al-Saadawi, founder of the Akly Ala Mazajy Group, said: "This year's ceremony is marked by increased numbers of orphans and groups that sponsor the event; the number of participants from businessmen and businesswomen and their families in addition to the volunteers reached 150. This demonstrates the success of this event and achieved the goals set."

The Iftar Abna’a Al-Khair event included many recreational activities and programs that entertained the orphans. Many gifts were also distributed to them. In addition, there were entertainment acts from the Sun Top Mascot and Hakawaty, the storyteller

Sponsors of the iftar for the orphans included Sayidati magazine, Bateel Dates, Sun Top Juices and Healthy Food Way Restaurant.