MUSCAT : Total donations reached RO 2,783,479 between January 1 and October 18, 2026, the figures showed.

During the same period, 4,374 beneficiaries received assistance through various programmes, with total disbursements amounting to RO 112,225.

A further RO 1,546,356.090 was disbursed under the platform’s general expenditure category.

The Jood platform is an official electronic initiative operated by the Ministry of Social Development to receive donations and provide financial assistance to people in need. It brings together charitable associations and volunteer teams across Oman, allowing individuals and institutions to contribute through secure electronic payment channels.

The platform aims to unify beneficiary databases, streamline the assessment of assistance requests, safeguard donor and beneficiary information, and ensure aid reaches eligible recipients. It also supports government bodies responsible for overseeing and regulating charitable activities.

Donors can contribute through several channels, including specific initiatives, charitable associations, volunteer teams and individual beneficiary cases. The platform also facilitates in-kind donations, allowing contributors to select the causes they wish to support.

To improve the management of charitable work, the platform provides tools for standardising the review and approval of assistance requests, registering beneficiary information and monitoring the disbursement of funds. It also generates statistical indicators to help track donations and aid distribution.

The platform is also electronically linked with the Zakat Committee to help verify beneficiaries’ eligibility and minimise duplication of assistance. Through this integration, specialised teams can access information on the amounts disbursed to beneficiaries and the years in which assistance was provided.
Information-sharing mechanisms also connect charitable associations and volunteer teams registered on the platform, supporting coordination and the exchange of beneficiary data.

These measures are intended to prevent multiple organisations from providing overlapping assistance to the same cases, improve the distribution of donations and ensure support reaches those most in need.

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