DUSHANBE, September 12, 2012, Asia-Plus  -- Hussein Anvari, Head of the Imam Khomeini’s Relief Committee (IKRC), arrived in Dushanbe Tuesday on a three-day working visit.

During his stay in Tajikistan, Mr. Hussein Anvari is scheduled to hold talks with President Emomali Rahmon, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov and Shukurjon Zuhurov, Speaker of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), a source at the Iranian Embassy in Dushanbe said.

The IKRC head is also expected to visit the northern Sughd province to review the IRKC-sponsored projects.

Imam Khomeini''s Relief Committee (also Imam Khomeini''s Relief Foundation) was founded in March 1979 as a charity organization to provide support for poor families.  The aim is to help such families regain financial stability.

This foundation is supported by Iranian government and also receives the Islamic taxes of Khums and Zakat, as well as Zakat al-Fitr.  Also, the foundation has charity boxes installed all across the country to gather donations.