QRCS launches QR60m Ramadan campaign

DOHA: Under the theme of “Promise of Prosperity”, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) announced yesterday the launch of its annual Ramadan campaign for the year 1439 A.H.

The new drive comprises a wide range of humanitarian operations in more than 20 countries, at a total value of QR60m. These operations include QR12m worth of Ramadan Iftar in Qatar and 15 other countries.

The launch was announced at a press conference by Youssef Abdullah Al Sada, Executive Director of QRCS, Rashid Saad Al Mohannadi, General Director, Relief and International Development Division, and Ibrahim Majed Al Ajlan, Head of Public Relations. Al Sada said this year’s campaign will bring salvation to millions around the world. “Qatar is always there for those in need,” he added. QRCS, he stated, adopts a strategic vision to address the increasing impact of floods, famines, earthquakes, let alone the destruction resulting from war and conflict.  “Last year, QRCS’s Ramadan drive conducted local and international projects at a cost of QR168m,” said Al Sada.

Al Mohannadi highlighted QRCS’s material and nonmaterial resources, which makes it well-positioned to ensure effective humanitarian interventions. “A total of QR 154m worth of projects were accomplished in 2017, reaching out to nearly 8 million beneficiaries,” he revealed.

“Last year’s 145 successful works include but are not limited to the wheat crop support in Syria, the Little Hearts project for Bangladesh children, relief of Rohingya refugees, the Emir’s Medical Scholarship Program for Palestinian physicians, and the clay housing project in Syria,” he pointed out. This year, QRCS will send medical convoys to 13 countries, dig water wells in 5 countries, rehabilitate and operate health facilities, and provide shelter tents for the homeless. In Qatar, there will be numerous activities, notably the Humanitarian services Fund, Patient Support Fund, Social Inclusion, Road Safety, QRCS School Program, and seasonal social aid.