#OmanPride: People donate more than OMR43,000 in the first week of Ramadan

Muscat: Charities in Oman are witnessing the blessings of the holy month, as an abundance of donations are delivered to them at a rate greater than any other time of the year.
According to the online donations portal donate.om, the public has donated OMR43,469.25 since the beginning of Ramadan and continuing through June 15.
Further, donations since the start of the year reached OMR38,017.89 for Sadaqahs followed by Zakat, which reported OMR33,026.94, Orphans Care with OMR27,211, Syria Help Campaign with OMR22,796 and the fifth largest amount of donations was delivered to the Ramadan Iftar Meal, in which OMR11,756 was raised through June 15.
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Wijdan Ahmed, Marketing Executive at Dar Al Atta’a, noted that people are more generous during the holy month of Ramadan.
“It generally peaks during this time of the year, since it is a month of blessing and giving,” said Ahmed.
Further, Abdullah Al Haji, Manah Charity Team Coordinator added, “There is a noticeable increase in donations during Ramadan, compared to other months, as happens every year.”
He said most donations go towards helping underprivileged families.
Saleh Al Qanoobi, Deputy Head of Charity and Alms Fund of Suwaiq, also acknowledged the large amount of donations that his organisation is receiving.
“Ramadan has its own quality and uniqueness, whether it is giving donations or doing good deeds. It is a special month,” said Al Qanoobi.
When asked what they do with the donations, he said the funding is used for the Social Research Committee, where research is performed so the Committee can identify underprivileged families in the region to determine whether they are eligible for charity and other assistance.
The Committee currently has over 1,000 families listed in their database, and who are receiving assistance, with the list being updated every 2 years.
Most of the donations are for Sadaqa, Zakat, helping families, creating school bags for children, Iftar meals and more. “We encourage people to donate because, in the end,donations are good deeds. Whether it is Sadaqa or Zakat, it is the duty of every individual to help the underprivileged,” said Al Haji.