A sum of QR50,000 donated by HSBC to Qatar Charity (QC) has been allocated for the distribution of gifts among construction workers in Qatar. 
The gifts, which included personal hygiene items, have been distributed by some of the bank’s employees and volunteers from QC. 
The initiative is part of the “Thank You” campaign, which was launched to help workers. 
Fifty employees from HSBC helped collect and arrange 800 boxes filled with presents, with each box containing 10 types of personal hygiene items. Then, QC took the boxes to distribute them among the workers during weekly visits paid by the 
volunteers. 
Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi, CEO, HSBC Qatar, said: “The goal we try to achieve is to influence and make a positive change in the societies we live in. This programme of distributing personal hygiene items has a great impact on workers in our society.”
He thanked the bank’s employees who spent their time organising the initiative and wrapping the boxes. 
Ali Ateeq Alabdullah, CEO for local development at QC, said: “We thank HSBC for donating to one of our humanitarian campaigns, ‘Thank You’, which targets workers. We also thank employees of the bank who worked with the volunteers from QC to 
arrange the boxes.”
The campaign was inaugurated to raise awareness of health issues among workers. They were advised to drink lots of water and take care of their bodies as this would help them personally and professionally, 
especially in the summer. 
Some volunteers from Friends Cultural Centre, a part of QC, participated in the initiative and visited workers. They also delivered speeches to raise awareness on health-related matters, thank them for the efforts they exert and express an understanding of the difficult 
circumstances the workers face. 
In co-operation with the Social Services Department at Hamad hospital, the campaign’s first round took place during the last week of Ramadan. Fifty boxes were distributed to ailing workers at the hospital. Some of the hospital’s social services specialists, QC volunteers and sponsored orphans participated in the field visit.

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