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Hansen Village in Kyiv Region

TARASIVKA, UKRAINE - MAY 15, 2024 - Builders are seen at work in Hansen Village for internally displaced persons in Tarasivka, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Serhii Prytula meets with students of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 29, 2023 - The meeting of the public figure and volunteer Serhii Prytula with the student community of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv begins with a presentation of the activities of the Serhii Prytula Charitable Foundation, the head of the organisation speaks about the main areas of the Foundations work, outlines the goals achieved and further plans, Lviv, western Ukraine

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Kyiv Region volunteers make camouflage nets and uniforms for Ukrainian military

KRIUKIVSHCHYNA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Women operate sewing machines as the Combat Toloka Volunteer Centre makes camouflage nets, clothes and gear for the Ukrainian military, Kriukivshchyna, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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Kyiv Region volunteers make camouflage nets and uniforms for Ukrainian military

KRIUKIVSHCHYNA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Women operate sewing machines as the Combat Toloka Volunteer Centre makes camouflage nets, clothes and gear for the Ukrainian military, Kriukivshchyna, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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Kyiv Region volunteers make camouflage nets and uniforms for Ukrainian military

KRIUKIVSHCHYNA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - A volunteer operates a sewing machine as the Combat Toloka Volunteer Centre makes camouflage nets, clothes and gear for the Ukrainian military, Kriukivshchyna, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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Kyiv Region volunteers make camouflage nets and uniforms for Ukrainian military

KRIUKIVSHCHYNA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - A volunteer operates a sewing machine as the Combat Toloka Volunteer Centre makes camouflage nets, clothes and gear for the Ukrainian military, Kriukivshchyna, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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Kyiv Region volunteers make camouflage nets and uniforms for Ukrainian military

KRIUKIVSHCHYNA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - Women operate sewing machines as the Combat Toloka Volunteer Centre makes camouflage nets, clothes and gear for the Ukrainian military, Kriukivshchyna, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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Kyiv Region volunteers make camouflage nets and uniforms for Ukrainian military

KRIUKIVSHCHYNA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - A volunteer operates a sewing machine as the Combat Toloka Volunteer Centre makes camouflage nets, clothes and gear for the Ukrainian military, Kriukivshchyna, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine.

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Chinese embassy donates wheelchairs to Algerian charity organization

STORY: Chinese embassy donates wheelchairs to Algerian charity organization DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation ceremony 2. various of Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Li Jian STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in Algeria donated on Sunday 44 electric and manual wheelchairs to the Salima Souakri Charity and Humanitarian Foundation to help people with disabilities. Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Li Jian delivered a speech at the donation ceremony held in the capital Algiers. "We hope these wheelchairs will better facilitate their life and work, and through today's charitable activity, we can contribute to the well-being of people with disabilities in Algeria, and we also hope to call on more organizations to pay attention to this group of people," said Li. Besides, the ambassador said the event is a powerful testimony to the friendship and cooperation between China and Algeria, voicing China's willingness to strengthen cooperation with

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows an inside view of Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows the exterior view of Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan passes a book to a student at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students wait to receive books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan explains a Chinese poem on spring rain to students at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan cheers students up at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan passes a book to a student at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan passes a book to a student at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-MATHARE SLUM-SCHOOL-BOOK READING

(230422) -- NAIROBI, April 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read books at Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) School in Mathare Valley of Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. The Mathare Valley, located in Nairobi, is the second largest urban slum in Kenya after Kibera. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) is a non-governmental organization founded in 2014. The organization has been continuing and promoting charity work in Mathare area. Thanks to the efforts made in the past years, several schools in Mathare have been renovated. Many poor children have free meals for lunch and have a chance to receive scholarships. Dream Building Service Association (DBSA) built its own school in 2016 in Mathare. Ahead of the World Book Day which falls on April 23, the school received a batch of books. Liu Yimenghan, a DBSA co-founder, and other teaching staff here held a reading event in hope of enhancing and encouraging the habits of reading among pupils. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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Local charities in Syria work at total capacity to serve quake-impacted people

STORY: Local charities in Syria work at total capacity to serve quake-impacted people DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of volunteers preparing meals 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ISSAM HABBAL, Head of the Saed Initiative 3. various of volunteers preparing meals 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): EYAD ABAZID, Board member of the al-Bir and al-Ihsan charity 5. various of volunteers putting the meals onto a small truck STORYLINE: During the past painful week after the massive earthquake that hit the already war-torn country of Syria, local charities have been working at full capacity to help the people who are suffering from the deadly tremor. The Saed Initiative is one of them. Working in Syria for years, it aims at helping people who have been impacted by the 11-year war. Following the earthquake, it decided to create a charity kitchen that would give free meals the entire year. Now it distributes between 2,500 and 4,000 meals per day in Aleppo. I

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SYRIA-ALEPPO-CHARITY KITCHEN

(230213) -- SYRIA, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare food for displaced people at a charity kitchen in Aleppo, Syria, Feb. 12, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Local charities in Syria work at total capacity to serve quake-impacted people" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

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Footballer Hasebe encourages Banda Aceh kids

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Japanese footballer Makoto Hasebe (R) shows kindergartners on the outskirts of Indonesia's Banda Aceh, hit by huge tsunami in December 2004, a message of support from Japanese kindergartners in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the 2011 tsunami, in charity work on Dec. 23, 2014.

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Japanese, U.S. tennis stars play charity match

TOKYO, Japan - Current and past Japanese and U.S. tennis stars play a doubles game at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, as part of a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (From L) Michael Chang, Andrei Agassi, Kei Nishikori and Shuzo Matsuoka.

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Japan tennis star Nishikori walks in animal costume

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori walks in an animal costume before a friendly match with former U.S. top player Andre Agassi at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, in a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Japan tennis star Nishikori smiles during charity match

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori smiles during a friendly doubles match at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, as his partner, American legend Andre Agassi, looks on in a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Japan tennis star Nishikori smiles on umpire chair

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori smiles on an empire's chair during a friendly match at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, in a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Quake charity bazaar in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Women work at a charity bazaar in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 9, 2011 to help children who lost their parents in the recent quake and tsunami disaster in Japan. It is believed to be the first relief activity for Japan in Myanmar, where gatherings and rallies are strictly controlled by the authorities.

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Thaksin rules out political comeback, stresses Japan trip 'private'

TOKYO, Japan - Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 23. Thaksin ruled out any plans for a political comeback, stressing that his trips to Japan and elsewhere are ''private'' and have no political agenda. He said he wishes to ''go back (to Thailand) as a private citizen'' and get involved in charity work.

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Afghan women get sewing machines from charity organization

STORY: Afghan women get sewing machines from charity organization DATELINE: Aug. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan women learning to tailor in Nangarhar province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): ABDUL HADI MOHTAJ, Official of Gulbahar Khairia Foundation 3. various of Afghan women learning to tailor in Nangarhar province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): SALMA, Trainee 5. various of Afghan women working in a factory in Nangarhar province STORYLINE: A local charity organization distributed 150 sewing machines to 150 needy women in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): ABDUL HADI MOHTAJ, Official of Gulbahar Khairia Foundation "We distributed 150 sewing machines to 150 needy women including widows to work and support their families." Abdul Hadi Mohtaj, an official of the Gulbahar Khairia Foundation, said that the charity organization would also provide one-month tailoring training courses for over 30 women to learn to tailor an

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AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-TAILORING TRAINING

(220828) -- NANGARHAR, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Afghan women work at a tailor training center in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2022. TO GO WITH "Afghan women get sewing machines from charity organization" (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHARITY KITCHEN

(220501) -- DAMASCUS, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare food to be distributed to people in need at a charity kitchen in Damascus, Syria, on April 11, 2022. In war-torn Syria, charity kitchens have played a unique role in providing sustained relief for the displaced and the poor, especially during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. However, the U.S.-led Western sanctions on the country has crippled their endeavors. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: U.S.-led sanctions cripple Ramadan charity work in Syria

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHARITY KITCHEN

(220501) -- DAMASCUS, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare food to be distributed to people in need at a charity kitchen in Damascus, Syria, on April 11, 2022. In war-torn Syria, charity kitchens have played a unique role in providing sustained relief for the displaced and the poor, especially during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. However, the U.S.-led Western sanctions on the country has crippled their endeavors. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: U.S.-led sanctions cripple Ramadan charity work in Syria

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHARITY KITCHEN

(220501) -- DAMASCUS, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare food to be distributed to people in need at a charity kitchen in Damascus, Syria, on April 11, 2022. In war-torn Syria, charity kitchens have played a unique role in providing sustained relief for the displaced and the poor, especially during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. However, the U.S.-led Western sanctions on the country has crippled their endeavors. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: U.S.-led sanctions cripple Ramadan charity work in Syria

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHARITY KITCHEN

(220501) -- DAMASCUS, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers prepare food to be distributed to people in need at a charity kitchen in Damascus, Syria, on April 11, 2022. In war-torn Syria, charity kitchens have played a unique role in providing sustained relief for the displaced and the poor, especially during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. However, the U.S.-led Western sanctions on the country has crippled their endeavors. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: U.S.-led sanctions cripple Ramadan charity work in Syria

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHARITY KITCHEN

(220501) -- DAMASCUS, May 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer prepares food to be distributed to people in need at a charity kitchen in Damascus, Syria, on April 11, 2022. In war-torn Syria, charity kitchens have played a unique role in providing sustained relief for the displaced and the poor, especially during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. However, the U.S.-led Western sanctions on the country has crippled their endeavors. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: U.S.-led sanctions cripple Ramadan charity work in Syria

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Charity kitchen provides food for needy families in West Bank city of Hebron

STORY: Charity kitchen provides food for needy families in West Bank city of Hebron DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:35 LOCATION: HEBRON, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinian chefs making food for poor families in Hebron 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): LOAY AL-KHATIB, Supervisor of Abrahamic Hospice 3. various of Palestinian chefs making food for poor families in Hebron STORYLINE: During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, some Palestinian chefs make food for needy families in a charity kitchen in the West Bank city of Hebron. Crushed wheat, white beans, beef, and poultry are among the ingredients of the food commonly cooked in the charity kitchen dubbed "Abrahamic Hospice." SOUNDBITE (Arabic): LOAY AL-KHATIB, Supervisor of Abrahamic Hospice "Now, we are in the Abrahamic Hospice, which was moved here in 1984 due to the Israeli practices against this place. We are still continuing our work to provide food to poor families throughout the year, as it is a safe haven for them. On ordina

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U.S. sanctions affect charity work in Syria during Ramadan

STORY: U.S. sanctions affect charity work in Syria during Ramadan DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:24 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the volunteers preparing the Iftar meals 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAJEEB HAJ BAKRI, Supervisor of Ahel Al-Kheir Charity Kitchen 3. Various of the volunteers preparing the Iftar meals 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NAJEEB HAJ BAKRI, Supervisor of Ahel Al-Kheir Charity Kitchen 5. Various of the volunteers preparing the food parcels 6. SOUNDBITE 3(ARABIC): SAED ABDUL-GHANI, Supervisor of Kuna Wa Sanabqa volunteer team 7. Various of the volunteers preparing the food parcels STORYLINE: Charity kitchens offering free Iftar meals during the holy month of Ramadan have mushroomed across the Syrian cities, mainly in Damascus, to help people enjoy decent meals amid the war in the country. Year by year, these charity kitchens continued to offer considerable help to the Syrians who are reeling under the woes of displacement and poverty . During the raging w

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Young Syrian woman distributes free meals to poor locals during Ramadan

STORY: Young Syrian woman distributes free meals to poor locals during Ramadan DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:31 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Syrian woman distributing free meals 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HIBA ZIEN, Syrian volunteer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HIBA ZIEN, Syrian volunteer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HIBA ZIEN, Syrian volunteer STORYLINE: Watching suffering of people amid the tough economic situation in Syria, 24-year-old Hiba Zien has started charity work called Ramadan Taxi to distribute free meals for the poor during the holy month of Ramadan. The young energetic woman, who studies mass media communications at the Damascus University, got inspired when seeing an initiative carried out last year during Ramadan in the central city of Homs by a woman of her age. The initiative is basically about getting the name of poor families, securing meals for them from good deed doers and delivering the food by her own car. She started at the beginning of Ramadan

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Kuwait holds largest iftar during Ramadan

STORY: Kuwait holds largest iftar during Ramadan DATELINE: April 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the iftar table STORYLINE: Kuwait held on Friday the largest iftar, the fast-breaking meal, during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Farwaniya Governorate. The event was organized in the Friday market, one of the largest market in Kuwait, with 11,200 free meals provided to local fasting workers. Ali Salah Karam, organizer of the event, said that the iftar event was held with the efforts of voluntary youth and the contribution of a number of private companies and restaurants. The long iftar table, which extended along two tracks inside the market, would not have been set up without the efforts and cooperation of Kuwaiti youth and charity companies, he said. He also expressed appreciation to all the teams that participated in this charitable work. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuwait City. (XHTV)

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Princess Elizaveta Feodorovna doing wartime relief work

Princess Elizaveta Feodorovna, wife to the Governor General of Moscow, doing wartime relief work in the Kremlin Palace, which was being used as a collection, storage and distribution centre. She is seated behind the desk (left), receiving donations. The large painting on the wall is of Alexander III and his family by Ilya Repin.circa 1904

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Princess Elizaveta Feodorovna doing wartime relief work

Princess Elizaveta Feodorovna seated at a table, doing wartime relief work, at work in a bandage store. circa 1904

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Princess Elizaveta Feodorovna doing wartime relief work

Princess Elizaveta Feodorovna (in the hat) doing wartime relief work (probably the Russo-Japanese War) with other women, with bandages set out on a table. circa 1904

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World charity run for SCI fundraising set for western Japan in May

Japanese racing driver Kamui Kobayashi (2nd from L) and former J-League footballer Kazuyuki Kyoya in a wheelchair pose as "Wings for Life World Run" ambassadors in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2015. The second global charity marathon will take place in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on May 3 simultaneously with runners in 34 locations in 32 other countries in a fundraising drive for research work to find a cure for spinal cord injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thaksin rules out political comeback, stresses Japan trip 'priva

TOKYO, Japan - Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 23. Thaksin ruled out any plans for a political comeback, stressing that his trips to Japan and elsewhere are ''private'' and have no political agenda. He said he wishes to ''go back (to Thailand) as a private citizen'' and get involved in charity work. (Kyodo)

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Quake charity bazaar in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Women work at a charity bazaar in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 9, 2011 to help children who lost their parents in the recent quake and tsunami disaster in Japan. It is believed to be the first relief activity for Japan in Myanmar, where gatherings and rallies are strictly controlled by the authorities. (Kyodo)

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Footballer Hasebe encourages Banda Aceh kids

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Japanese footballer Makoto Hasebe (R) shows kindergartners on the outskirts of Indonesia's Banda Aceh, hit by huge tsunami in December 2004, a message of support from Japanese kindergartners in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the 2011 tsunami, in charity work on Dec. 23, 2014. (Kyodo)