Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has received a donation of QR240,000 from Alfardan Group for the Qatar Solidarity Campaign to support the victims of natural disasters in Somalia and the Philippines.
The 30-day campaign was launched in November in co-ordination with five local charitable societies under the guidance of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
The donation will be distributed between Somalia and the Philippines, QR100,000 and QR140,000, respectively.
“Qatar Solidarity Campaign has achieved a groundbreaking success as indicated by the volume of financial and in-kind donations as well as the number of participating individuals and corporations,” QRC Chairman Dr Mohamed bin Ghanem Al Ali al-Maadheed said.
The overarching goal of the current emergency appeal is to generate cash donations up to QR40mn in support of the victims of natural disaster in Somalia and the Philippines.
Relief efforts are being implemented in co-ordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Philippine Red Cross, the Somali Red Crescent, as well as other organisations in both the countries.
It is expected that the campaign will provide immediate relief to 8,200 families – approximately 41,000 people - in addition to non-food items, including blankets, mattresses, sleeping mats and food baskets.