NİAMEY (AA) – İBRAHİM YALDIZ – Volunteers of the Turkish Religious Foundation (TDV) shared the joy of Eid with families in need in Niger, where they went within the scope of the sacrifice organization by proxy. Within the scope of the 2026 Sacrifice Organization by Proxy, carried out by the Presidency of Religious Affairs and TDV with the theme “Share Your Sacrifice, Get Close to Your Brother”, volunteers from Turkey carried out sacrificial slaughter and distribution activities in different regions of Niger.
Volunteers went from village to village and delivered the sacrificed meat to Niger families struggling with poverty and difficult living conditions. Volunteers paid close attention to families, celebrated their holidays and gave gifts to children. Families experiencing emotional moments also thanked the volunteers of the Turkish Religious Foundation for the helping hand extended from Turkey. Nigerians, who experienced the joy of the holiday thanks to the aid sent from Turkey, felt the sense of solidarity and brotherhood once again.
– “Everyone is happy at their table because the Turks are here.” Headman of Karey Gorou village, Sanda Aoudi, told the AA correspondent that he has been a volunteer of TDV for a long time. Explaining that the foundation carries out such wonderful activities in Niger every year, Aoudi said: “We are very happy when foundation volunteers come from Turkey. We always pray to Turkey. These are very important and useful for us.
Some people do not have money to buy sacrificed animals. Some families cannot eat meat, but everyone is happy at the table because the Turks are here. For that reason, I thank the Turkiye Diyanet Foundation on behalf of my villagers. When Eid al-Adha approaches, the villagers ask me, ‘Will the Turkiye Diyanet Foundation come this year too? “Will they sacrifice?” They ask. I thank TDV for these organizations. As villagers, we are very happy that Turks are here this holiday.
Approximately 10 thousand people live in the village. Fatouma Souley, to whom the volunteers gave sacrificed meat, stated that they love Turkey very much and that they are happy with the aid provided, and thanked those who contributed. – “We experienced the joy of Eid together here.” Hacı Mustafa Yalçın, an officer of the TDV Education and Cultural Services Directorate, who was in Niger for the Eid al-Adha organization, stated that he was very happy to take part in this activity.
Emphasizing that TDV reaches thousands of people every year, Yalçın said, “Within the scope of the 2026 sacrifice organization, we sacrificed our animals, which were entrusted to our nation, in Niamey, Niger. We went from village to village with our volunteers and delivered the trusts of our nation to our brothers here. We celebrated the holiday with our Niger brothers and shared their joy. We gave gifts to the children and made them smile.
We experienced the joy of the holiday with them here.” he said.
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