QRCS marks 40th anniversary with exhibition at Katara

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) recently concluded its public exhibition on the Katara Corniche in commemoration of the organisation's 40th anniversary. 

The exhibition attracted some 5,000 visitors over five days, QRCS said in a statement.The event was an “extraordinary success”, said Noora Rashid al-Dosari, executive director - QRCS Volunteering and Local Development Division, who commended the hard work of the 30 volunteers in running the exhibition from 9am to 9pm.She thanked the management of Katara – the Cultural Village Foundation for hosting the event, which was an outcome of the “fruitful co-operation in social, humanitarian and cultural activities of common interest”, the statement noted.The exhibition involved sections for volunteering, a photo gallery, kids’ area and health education. It displayed equipment and resources used in the fields of relief, shelter, water and sanitation, and emergency medical care.QRCS's field hospital.The gallery provided a pictorial timeline of QRCS's history from 1978 until now, explained Hassan al-Abbasi, a volunteer who took part in the exhibition. "We gave visitors an overview of QRCS's volunteering opportunities, for youths to serve their own community. Now, recruited volunteers can register online," he said.Student groups visited the exhibition from Nasser Bin Abdullah Al-Attiyah Secondary School, Abdullah Bin Rawaha Primary School, Al-Yarmouk Preparatory School, Qatar Technical Secondary School, the Egyptian Language School and the Tunisian School.Sahim al-Abdullah, volunteer and member of QRCStarget="_blank"'>