Clothing bank receives 18,000 tonnes of clothes from Saudi initiative

By Petra - Mar 20,2014 - Last updated at Mar 20,2014

AMMAN — The Charity Clothing Bank, one of the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation’s (JHCO) projects, on Thursday received 18,000 tonnes of clothes donated by a Saudi initiative supervised by Prince Turki Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz.

In a statement, Prince Turki underlined the need to support the Kingdom’s efforts in hosting Syrian refugees and help it overcome economic difficulties it is facing.

JHCO Secretary General Ayman Mefleh noted that 480 people benefited from the donation on the first day of distribution.

Lina Daoud, director of the clothing bank, said 100 orphans from across Jordan visit the facility every month and they choose their clothes, shoes and toys by themselves.

Some 16,000 individuals have benefited from the bank since its establishment six months ago, according to Daoud, who added that more than 78,000 pieces of clothing have been distributed so far.

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