The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), with the help of several international relief organizations, delivered about 50,000 food baskets over the past four months to needy people in Yemen.

The body has been tasked with covering the Al-Jund and Al-Hadeeda regions that has many poor people, said Mohammed bin Omar Badahj, WAMY’s assistant secretary-general.

The aid included large amounts of medical supplies, benefiting more than 250,000 needy Yemenis, Badahj was quoted as saying in a local publication.

Each $100 basket contains 10 kg of rice, 10 kg of sugar, 20 kg of flour, 2 liters of oil, and food products such as pastas and sauces, provided by businessmen in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

Badahj said the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works, which was set up earlier this week, reaffirms the Kingdom’s commitment to help the poor across the world.

Operation Restoring Hope would improve the living conditions of vulnerable Yemenis affected by the country’s economic stagnation and internal crises. This continued the work of the late King Abdullah, he said.

According to Badahj, the Kingdom has three international organizations to carry out charity work under the supervision of the Kingdom’s embassy in Sanaa. These are WAMY, the International Islamic Relief Organization, both based in the Kingdom, and the UK-based Islamic Relief Worldwide. Each organization covers two regions of the country.

He said the government funds part of WAMY’s work with an annual grant, but also uses other organizations to carry out relief work. This includes the Saudi Red Crescent, World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Food Program. In some cases, there is coordination with embassies that have additional supplies, he said.

Badahj said WAMY has worked with several organizations to determine what food should be sent in the baskets. These bodies also provide input on its programs and activities.

Badahj said he recently visited the country to attend the launch of the campaign with a group of Yemeni ministers and ambassadors. This was sponsored by the Yemeni prime minister and the minister of international cooperation and planning. He met with several representatives of relief bodies and visited organizations responsible for training, orphan care and assistance to people with visual disabilities.

He accused the Houthis of trying to prevent aid from flowing into the country by targeting relief workers and ambulance operations. However, the Saudi-led operations have prevented this from happening.