Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye has donated $2 million from his XO Humanitarian Fund in an effort to provide 18 million loaves of bread to help families in Gaza.
The donation was made in partnership with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), which will provide 1,500 tons of fortified wheat flour to feed more than 157,000 Palestinians. It follows on from a previous $2.5 million donation from Weeknd in December 2023. That funding provided 820 tons of food parcels to feed 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks. He also calls on fans to give donations to those in need in Gaza.
The news comes in a growing series of donations from the philanthropic singer. In January, he donated to the Los Angeles-based organization School on Wheels to support more than 1,000 students experiencing homelessness. He also gave millions of dollars to charities in recent years, including Ethiopia, Lebanon, Covid relief and more.
“As famine looms in Gaza, Abel’s generous support will provide vital relief to thousands of Palestinian families who struggle every day under the grip of hunger. We are deeply grateful for his contribution, compassion and for his continued advocacy for WFP and the people of Palestine,” said Corinne Fleischer, WFP Director for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe.
“We are very grateful for Abel’s continued support as WFP works to respond to the urgent hunger crisis in Gaza,” said Barron Segar, president and CEO of the World Food Program USA. “Hunger is a man-made problem and as such it is solvable. We have enough food in this world to feed everyone; all we need is the funding and safe access to make this happen. Thanks to Abel’s appointment, families and children will receive the food they desperately need.”
