TEHRAN – Since the beginning of the war on February 28, the Welfare Organization has been providing numerous services to its beneficiaries across the country with the help of benefactors.

The benefactors have donated two trillion rials (almost 1.45 million dollars) to the Welfare Organization so far. Thanks to their contributions, 140,000 packages of basic food have been so far distributed among the beneficiaries, IRNA quoted the head of the Welfare Organization, Javad Hosseini, as saying.

Currently, 5,200 centers affiliated with the Welfare Organization are operating across the country, providing round-the-clock services to some 200,000 beneficiaries including street children, the elderly, people with mental illnesses, disabled people, and kids, the official said.

In the beginning days of the war, 18 centers had to be relocated, and 22,000 individuals were united with their families. Some 10,000 centers are providing daily remoterehabilitation services, and community-based rehabilitation (CBR) groups are strengthened to support people in each neighbourhood.

They have so far provided 60,000 rehabilitation services in person. The groups have empowered 40,000 families through boosting their resilience. 

Rebuilding damaged houses, evacuating and providing emergency shelters, supporting the treatment of 12,000 individuals, and distributing 60,000 items of clothing are among other measures carried out, Hosseini added.

Referring to psychological services, the official said 95,000 people have benefited from free psychological supports, out of which 6,000 were individuals affected by war impacts.

More than 10,000 teams have provided emergency social services, conduction 3,000 missions since the war outbreak.

The official went on to say that the Organization has updated 70 guidelines for its centers, and has produced 46,0000 educational contents nationwide for different groups such as children, the elderly, disabled people, pregnant women, and ordinary people.

With the beginning of the war, the Welfare Organization has organized a network of some 20,000 of volunteers to help provide a wide range of services, particularly medical and welfare services, to people affected by the US-Israeli aggression.

The network includes ordinary people, medical specialists, psychologists, and social workers.

The Welfare Organization has held several meetings with the volunteers in different provinces of the country to plan and coordinate their activities, and derive maximum benefits from their high capacity. 

The result has been great, and the volunteers provide services to different strata of society. 

The network of volunteers help to deliver generous donations faster and more targeted to the needy.