Qatar- QC urges people to donate more for Syrians in Madaya

1/17/2016 6:04:19 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has urged citizens and residents of Qatar to redouble their donations to support Syrians in the besieged Syrian city of Madaya.

Ready-to-eat meals can be donated to the residents of Madaya via SMS. People can send the word “Madaya” to 92642 to donate QR100 to 92428 to donate QR500 to 92429 to donate QR1000 or can contact QC hotline 44667711.

QC has distributed food rations to the starving residents of Madaya in cooperation with Al Rahma International Charity.

It has opened the doors for donations and contributions to Madaya as part of a campaign ‘Syria Harsh Winter’.

Aid included prepared food wheat lentils chickpeas beans semolina sugar corn and rice in addition to meals and fresh meat.

Reports of international humanitarian organisations indicate that the majority of the deceased were elderly and infants due to the acute shortage of foodstuff particularly milk.

Thousands of Madaya residents and those of the western countryside of Damascus including Zabadani and Baqin are facing death due to the deteriorating humanitarian conditions and the severe cold winter.

QC launched the campaign beginning from Rihaniyya area along the Turkish border to provide kits for the displaced in Syria and refugees in southern Turkey to enable them to keep warm during the winter months.

The first consignment of the campaign included more than 250000 kits distributed to 508000 people.

A QC delegation distributed 2000 food baskets to 10000 Syrian refugees in Rihaniyya city near the Syrian border.

QC is playing a central role to alleviate the suffering of refugees and displaced people in Lebanon.

About 10000 Syrian refugees in the Lebanese city of Arsal have benefited from the relief project carried out by QC.

The charity has distributed 1825 basic items to 15 Syrian refugees’ camps in Lebanon as part of the ‘Life’s Backbone’ project at a cost of QR1825000.

People can donate to the campaign ‘Syria ...Harsh Winter’ through Rayan Bank account number: IBAN / QA40MAFR000000000003111111001 or through QC website: qcharity.org or through QC headquarter and its branches in the state and its outlets in shopping malls.

People can also donate to Syria campaign via SMS by sending the word “Syria” to 92632 to donate QR50 to 92642 to donate QR100 to 92428 to donate QR500 and to 92429 to donate QR1000.

The campaign has also designated hotline 44667711 for people to donate and respond to their inquiries related to donations.

The Peninsula

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