Khairat Al Riyadh (Bounties of Riyadh) initiative

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

The Prince of Riyadh, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, lunched online platform which is related to Khairat Al Riyadh (Bounties of Riyadh) initiative, which is supervised by Riyadh Principality to help anyone lives in Riyadh region.
Through platform can submit requests for benefits and aid, whether financial and material, to families and affected workers who were cut off due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Riyadh region.

Country

Saudi Arabia

Institution

Riyadh Principality