Qatar Charity (QC) has urged benefactors to continue supporting its winter drive to benefit refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
"Refugees and IDPs in their squatter camps are still in dire need of winter needs, in light of the continuing snowstorms that many countries, including Syria and Lebanon, have recently experienced," QC said in a statement.
After receiving aid from Qatar Charity, refugees in Arsal, a Lebanese town on the border with Syria, and Syrian IDPs thanked benefactors in Qatar for delivering the quick assistance, indicating that they are still in need of heating supplies and shelter assistance.
In light of the continued snowfall, Syrian refugees are living in problematic humanitarian conditions in Arsal, which has 120 camps housing nearly 70,000 Syrian refugees. A refugee camps supervisor affirmed that the situation in the camps of Arsal is distressing, stating that many tents have been destroyed by snowstorms, and many widows, children and the elderly living in the camps cannot withstand the extreme cold. He also thanked benefactors in Qatar for supporting the refugees.
Khadra Mohamed, a widow who lives as a refugee in an Arsal camp, says the storm is brutal and the refugees are suffering from an acute shortage of heating supplies. She also noted that QC is the fastest organisation to reach them and provide them with assistance.
"We feel very cold all the time," says Yaseen, a 12-year-old child, who was shivering from the severe cold, noting the impact of snowstorms on children.
Meanwhile, the suffering of IDPs in northern Syria continues to remain terrible amid the brutal reality of winter and poverty. Every rain and snowfall forces the IDPs to move from one place to another and from one tent to another for their survival.
“I have never gone through such a suffering that we are experiencing now,” said Abu Bashar, an IDP, “This year’s winter is the worst ever, and our tents have fallen down over our heads, due to the heavy snowfall, while we were sleeping.”
Abu Mohamed, another IDP, termed the situation as "very tragic", hoping for continued support from benefactors in Qatar. “The wages we receive are not enough for the price of bread," he added.
As refugees and internally displaced persons are currently suffering from a harsher winter and heavy rain, frost and snow, QC has urged benefactors in Qatar to donate to help the vulnerable. People can easily donate to the campaign through Qatar Charity’s website, app, branches and collection points located in malls and commercial centres, in addition to requesting for a ‘Home Collector’ and dialling 44667711 to donate.
After receiving aid from Qatar Charity, refugees in Arsal, a Lebanese town on the border with Syria, and Syrian IDPs thanked benefactors in Qatar for delivering the quick assistance, indicating that they are still in need of heating supplies and shelter assistance.
In light of the continued snowfall, Syrian refugees are living in problematic humanitarian conditions in Arsal, which has 120 camps housing nearly 70,000 Syrian refugees. A refugee camps supervisor affirmed that the situation in the camps of Arsal is distressing, stating that many tents have been destroyed by snowstorms, and many widows, children and the elderly living in the camps cannot withstand the extreme cold. He also thanked benefactors in Qatar for supporting the refugees.
Khadra Mohamed, a widow who lives as a refugee in an Arsal camp, says the storm is brutal and the refugees are suffering from an acute shortage of heating supplies. She also noted that QC is the fastest organisation to reach them and provide them with assistance.
"We feel very cold all the time," says Yaseen, a 12-year-old child, who was shivering from the severe cold, noting the impact of snowstorms on children.
Meanwhile, the suffering of IDPs in northern Syria continues to remain terrible amid the brutal reality of winter and poverty. Every rain and snowfall forces the IDPs to move from one place to another and from one tent to another for their survival.
“I have never gone through such a suffering that we are experiencing now,” said Abu Bashar, an IDP, “This year’s winter is the worst ever, and our tents have fallen down over our heads, due to the heavy snowfall, while we were sleeping.”
Abu Mohamed, another IDP, termed the situation as "very tragic", hoping for continued support from benefactors in Qatar. “The wages we receive are not enough for the price of bread," he added.
As refugees and internally displaced persons are currently suffering from a harsher winter and heavy rain, frost and snow, QC has urged benefactors in Qatar to donate to help the vulnerable. People can easily donate to the campaign through Qatar Charity’s website, app, branches and collection points located in malls and commercial centres, in addition to requesting for a ‘Home Collector’ and dialling 44667711 to donate.
