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Khalifa Foundation distributes aid to 8,000 Tunisian families

The aid will reach governorates not covered by the first phase of the programme, which benefited 39,000 underprivileged families.

The National staff

March 15, 2015

The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has distributed aid to an additional 8,000 underprivileged families in three Tunisian governorates: Nabeul, Bizerte and Zaghouan.

The aid will reach governorates not covered by the first phase of the programme, which benefited 39,000 underprivileged families.

During this phase, aid will be distributed to 35,000 families.

The aid is in implementation of the directives of President Sheikh Khalifa and the follow-up of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

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