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Arab News
6 days ago
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- Arab News
KSrelief distributes 3,989 food parcels in Afghanistan and Pakistan
RIYADH: The Kingdom's aid agency KSrelief recently distributed 3,989 food parcels to vulnerable people in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Saudi Press Agency reported earlier this week. In Afghanistan, 115 parcels were distributed in Omari Camp, at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar Province, to Afghan returnees from Pakistan. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, 3,874 food parcels were distributed to flood-affected communities, including in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Haveli, Muzaffarabad, and Poonch), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Upper Dir and Torghar), and Punjab (Layyah district). A total of 27,094 vulnerable individuals benefited from the initiative, according to KSrelief.
BBC News
09-07-2025
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- BBC News
Community Engagement Hub Programme in Northampton closes
A community support programme set up during the Covid-19 pandemic has closed after running out of Community Engagement Hub Programme, operated by Community Spaces Northampton, had continued for more than 18 months using the charity's own limited resources after core support from West Northamptonshire Council programme ran from community centres in Semilong, Bellinge and Briar Hill, providing food parcels, hot meals, clothing, toys, advice sessions and a safe space for residents.A spokesperson for the Board of Trustees said: "Sadly [the] funds have now been exhausted. As a result, and in order to safeguard the future of the wider charity, the trustees have made the incredibly difficult decision to close the hub programme." 'Disappointing news' The scheme was originally launched with grant funding to help tackle isolation following lockdowns, but quickly expanded its support for struggling charity said it was looking at potential new partnerships to relaunch a version of the service in other bookings and services at the centres will continue as usual."We know this will be disappointing news for many in our communities and we want to reassure you that this decision was not taken lightly", the spokesperson Northamptonshire Council has been contacted for comment. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Fears for future of charity told to move to garage
A woman fears her charity will no longer be able to serve the community after being told to relocate to a garage. The Chayah Project has operated from the Robin Hood Chase site in St Ann's, Nottingham, since 2016, providing food parcels, low-cost meals and community projects. But Hyacinth Francis-Watson, who runs the charity, said she was handed an eviction notice and told she could pitch up a stall in a garage instead. The city council, which issued the notice, said the charity had been advised of the local authority's proposals to redevelop the shops for housing, and offered to help them with the move. It also said Chayah had occupied the unit on the Chase since 2016 on a peppercorn basis and that this was a temporary arrangement. Some of the charity's projects in the city - spanning for more than a decade - include partnering up with Nottinghamshire Police to tackle crime and running mentoring sessions with young men, as well as delivering hundreds of meals to residents in the city. Mrs Francis-Watson, 63, says they do "everything but surgery". She fears the service - which includes delivering a minimum of 600 meals per week to families, the elderly and homeless - will cease to exist if the charity is forced to relocate. Mrs Francis-Watson said the council visited the premises back in February to speak to the charity about the move before being issues a notice to leave in May. The Chayah Project was then given 28 days to vacate the space, however the charity remained at the site because there was "nowhere else to go", said Mrs Francis-Watson. In emails seen by the BBC, the council has suggested to move her operation to a garage and "pitch up a stall" to provide meals to the community. "We have fed, clothed and looked after some of the city's most vulnerable, and now they've turned their back on us," said Mrs Francis-Watson. "Honestly, we feel betrayed," she added. Mrs Francis-Watson said relocating to a garage would be "completely unsuitable". "Right now, we have eight fridges and two deep freezers packed full of food," she added. "There is no electric or water supply in the garage, so how would we cook and store our meals? It wouldn't be hygienic. "In the back we have boxes upon boxes of tinned food, toiletries and clothes. We'd have to rent out a fair few garages to store all of this. "People will go hungry if we have to move, and that is what worries me." One of the people accessing the charity's meal service is 55-year-old Colin Davis, who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 2011 - a genetic condition that causes the muscles to worsen over time. Mr Davis said: "Because of my condition, cooking and shopping for a nutritious meal is impossible. I don't have the physical strength to do so. "Ordering takeaway all of the time would become unaffordable and be so unhealthy, making me feel worse. "I rely on these meals. Sometimes, the team at Chayah might be the only people I'll see for the week and it means the world to me." Mrs Francis-Watson added she has spent thousands of pounds from her own pocket refurbishing the site, and she would be "devastated" to see it go. "When the council first gave us this space, it was an empty post office with a bulletproof screen. It needed so many repairs. "We turned it into something special by making it into a place where people in the community feel at home. "This decision is cold and callous. That is how I feel." A Nottingham City Council spokesperson said: "Chayah have occupied the unit on the Chase since 2016 on a peppercorn basis. They took on the unit in the knowledge that the arrangement was temporary until decisions about redevelopment of the site were taken. "We met with Chayah representatives in February this year to advise them that we were proposing to redevelop the shops for housing, and that if the proposal was approved, they would be required to vacate the unit. "We have also offered to help them vacate the unit, and to inform them if suitable alternative premises become available in the local area." Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. 'When this service closes, I'm scared I'll relapse' 'Pressure's up' as traders pack up to leave market 'Policy choices' blamed for homeless numbers Veterans' club faces eviction after 100 years Nottingham City Council
BBC News
04-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Fears for future of Nottingham charity told to move to garage
A woman fears her charity will no longer be able to serve the community after being told to relocate to a Chayah Project has operated from the Robin Hood Chase site in St Ann's, Nottingham, since 2016, providing food parcels, low-cost meals and community Hyacinth Francis-Watson, who runs the charity, said she was handed an eviction notice and told she could pitch up a stall in a garage city council, which issued the notice, said the charity had been advised of the local authority's proposals to redevelop the shops for housing, and offered to help them with the move. It also said Chayah had occupied the unit on the Chase since 2016 on a peppercorn basis and that this was a temporary arrangement. 'We feel betrayed' Some of the charity's projects in the city - spanning for more than a decade - include partnering up with Nottinghamshire Police to tackle crime and running mentoring sessions with young men, as well as delivering hundreds of meals to residents in the Francis-Watson, 63, says they do "everything but surgery".She fears the service - which includes delivering a minimum of 600 meals per week to families, the elderly and homeless - will cease to exist if the charity is forced to Francis-Watson said the council visited the premises back in February to speak to the charity about the move before being issues a notice to leave in Chayah Project was then given 28 days to vacate the space, however the charity remained at the site because there was "nowhere else to go", said Mrs emails seen by the BBC, the council has suggested to move her operation to a garage and "pitch up a stall" to provide meals to the community."We have fed, clothed and looked after some of the city's most vulnerable, and now they've turned their back on us," said Mrs Francis-Watson."Honestly, we feel betrayed," she added. Mrs Francis-Watson said relocating to a garage would be "completely unsuitable"."Right now, we have eight fridges and two deep freezers packed full of food," she added."There is no electric or water supply in the garage, so how would we cook and store our meals? It wouldn't be hygienic."In the back we have boxes upon boxes of tinned food, toiletries and clothes. We'd have to rent out a fair few garages to store all of this."People will go hungry if we have to move, and that is what worries me."One of the people accessing the charity's meal service is 55-year-old Colin Davis, who was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in 2011 - a genetic condition that causes the muscles to worsen over Davis said: "Because of my condition, cooking and shopping for a nutritious meal is impossible. I don't have the physical strength to do so."Ordering takeaway all of the time would become unaffordable and be so unhealthy, making me feel worse."I rely on these meals. Sometimes, the team at Chayah might be the only people I'll see for the week and it means the world to me." Mrs Francis-Watson added she has spent thousands of pounds from her own pocket refurbishing the site, and she would be "devastated" to see it go."When the council first gave us this space, it was an empty post office with a bulletproof screen. It needed so many repairs."We turned it into something special by making it into a place where people in the community feel at home."This decision is cold and callous. That is how I feel."A Nottingham City Council spokesperson said: "Chayah have occupied the unit on the Chase since 2016 on a peppercorn basis. They took on the unit in the knowledge that the arrangement was temporary until decisions about redevelopment of the site were taken."We met with Chayah representatives in February this year to advise them that we were proposing to redevelop the shops for housing, and that if the proposal was approved, they would be required to vacate the unit."We have also offered to help them vacate the unit, and to inform them if suitable alternative premises become available in the local area."
Al Jazeera
14-06-2025
- Al Jazeera
Palestinian man carries dead father on his bike in Gaza
NewsFeed Palestinian man carries dead father on his bike in Gaza Video shows a young man carrying his dead father on a bicycle, after he was shot while trying to secure food parcels at a US-backed aid site in Gaza. Israeli forces, backed by gangs, have killed more than 220 people at the aid distribution sites in Rafah and the Netzarim corridor since they opened.
