Qatar- QRCS begins fundraiser for Iraqis

Date

4/4/2016 9:50:40 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

Saleh bin Ali Al Mohannadi (centre) Secretary-General QRCS with Aiham Al Sukhni Head Disaster Management and Ahmed Al Khulaifi Head Resource Mobilisation at the press conference yesterday.

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has launched a three-month campaign to raise $2m (QR7300000) to implement an urgent relief programme for thousands of displaced Iraqi families in Al Anbar Governorate Iraq over six months.

Last week QRCS issued an emergency appeal to support 8000 families (40000 people) affected by the recently escalated violence across the country.

At a press conference yesterday Saleh bin Ali Al Mohannadi Secretary-General QRCS praised media support for QRCS’s humanitarian activities especially the charitable campaign that comes in a critical time for thousands of helpless Iraqi families who need shelter healthcare water and sanitation services and food assistance.

“Our office in Iraq is working with other local and international humanitarian organisations to ensure timely delivery of aid avoid duplication of efforts and reach out to as many victims as possible” he said.

Aiham Al Sukhni Head Disaster Management QRCS highlighted QRCS’s humanitarian intervention.

“We plan to provide shelter and nonfood aid for 4000 families at a cost of $650000 clean water and hygiene facilities for 8000 families ($500000) medical care and health education for 8000 families ($650000) and food packages for 8000 families ($200000).

Ahmed Al Khulaifi Head Resource Mobilisation QRCS said: “People can send an SMS to 92966 to donate QR100 92770 (QR500) or 92740 (QR1000).

“Donations can also be deposited in person at QRCS’s headquarters or agents at malls and shopping centres.

“Our online donation website is www.qrcs.org.qa and donation bank account IBAN at Barwa Bank is QA26BRWA0000000001000000

02005. For help call any of our hotlines 66644822 and 66666364” he added”.

An emergency appeal was issued on June 19 2014 which secured humanitarian projects for more than 30000 people (6000 most affected families). In Ramadan 2014 and 2015 QRCS personnel distributed food packages to 25000 displaced Iraqis in Al Anbar Saladin Baghdad and Erbil. Under its Warm Winter Campaign last year QRCS distributed winterisation aid to 5000 homeless Iraqi families in Mosul Al Anbar Amiriyah Fallujah Baghdad Ramadi outskirts Diyala Halabja and the desert area between Hit and Ar Rutbah and Al Anbar. Also major water and sanitation projects were co-implemented by QRCS and United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) with a budget of over $1750000.The Peninsula

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