Free meals distributed in Erbil, north Iraq

STORY: Free meals distributed in Erbil, north Iraq DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people queuing for a free afternoon meal 2. SOUNDBITE (Kurdish): ISMAIL ABDUL AZIZ, Member of Administrative Board of Barzani Charitable Foundation 3. various of people queuing for a free afternoon meal STORYLINE: Hundreds of low-income workers and retirees are queuing in front of a small restaurant in the center of Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, waiting for a free afternoon meal. The Galiawa Group, with the support of the Barzani Charitable Foundation and in cooperation with the Erbil Governorate, opened on Monday a charitable restaurant in the middle of the city park near the historic Erbil Citadel, to provide food for workers, passers-by, street vendors and so on. The restaurant distributes daily about 1,000 meals, consisting of rice, broth and bread. The amount of cooked food will increase with the growing number of peop