{"id":22502,"date":"2023-03-28T17:59:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T17:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/?p=22502"},"modified":"2023-03-28T18:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T18:01:12","slug":"amazon-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2023\/03\/28\/amazon-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Saudi Arabia partners with Eta\u2019am to launch \u2018Iftar on Wheels&#8217; donation programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.sa\/-\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Saudi Arabia<\/a> has today announced the launch of \u2018Iftar on Wheels,\u2019 a meal donation programme that will support Saudi families during Ramadan, leveraging the company\u2019s delivery network across both central and remote locations within the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Country manager of Amazon Saudi Arabia, Abdo Chlala, said: \u201cAmazon is committed to finding practical solutions to immediate community needs, such as hunger and natural disasters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;This commitment takes on even greater significance during the Holy Month of Ramadan. As we continue to serve customers during this busy season, we are also leveraging our scale as a force for good. \u2018Iftar on Wheels\u2019 will utilise our logistics, delivery and people networks to deliver meals to families who need them the most. We continue to invest in programs that nurture a meaningful work environment where our teams have the opportunity to give back to the communities where they live and work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The \u2018Iftar on Wheels\u2019 programme, run in partnership with the Saudi Food Bank, reflects Amazon\u2019s efforts to bolster underprivileged families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CEO of Saudi Food Bank (Eta\u2019am), Faisal Al Shoshan, said: \u201cWe are pleased to partner with Amazon once again to make the Holy Month just a little easier and spread the spirit of giving to thousands of families in need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Leveraging the power of Amazon\u2019s technology, people and the company\u2019s vast delivery network, \u2018Iftar on Wheels\u2019 will help us reach even more families not just in central but also in remote locations across the country. Amazon\u2019s operations and delivery support are invaluable in delivering meals directly to those in need.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Since its launch in the region four years ago, Amazon has contributed to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 to achieve \u2018Zero Hunger.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Operations supervisor at Amazon Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Badokhon, said: \u201cRamadan is a very important time of the year for me, and I do my best to embody its values of generosity, sharing and giving. This year, the \u2018Iftar on Wheels\u2019 program gives me yet another opportunity to give back to my community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate Ramadan, Amazon Saudi Arabia has launched the meal donation programme \u2018Iftar on Wheels\u2019 to support families in need <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":21399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[154,1],"tags":[4369,3946,2683],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22502"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22502"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22506,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22502\/revisions\/22506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}