Tribune News Network
Doha
Qatar Charity (QC), through its ‘Qatar Relief Convoys’, has started distribution of aid to refugees and underprivileged families, who are suffering from severe cold, rain and snow, in the camps of Arsal, Beqaa and Akkar in Lebanon. The aid comes as part of QC’s ‘Warm Hearts’ winter campaign.
Delegations from QC are expected to distribute the Qatari aid to those most in need in other countries also during the next few days, to alleviate their suffering and contribute to meeting their winter needs, such as shelter, food, fuel and health supplies.
“Some 250 ‘Qatar Relief Convoys’ target nearly half a million refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and underprivileged families in six countries, which are Lebanon, Turkey, Pakistan, Jordan, Syria and Yemen,” said Khalid Abdulla Alyafei, director of the Emergency Relief Department at QC.
He added that the aid includes food packages and winter supplies such as warm clothes, blankets, mattresses, heaters and fuel, in addition to building infrastructure for the Akkar camp and restoring more than 200 tents.
As the refugees, IDPs and poor families are experiencing very challenging situations due to the remarkably low temperatures in winter, QC has urged philanthropists in Qatar to donate and support these convoys to maximise the number of beneficiaries.
A benefactor can sponsor an entire convoy, either in his/her name or in the name of his/her beloved ones, with a sum of QR100,000, or can donate QR300 for a share. People can contribute through Qatar Charity’s website, app, branches, and collection points across the country, in addition to dialing 44290000 for donating.
The ‘Warm Hearts’, the 2022-2023 winter campaign, aims to deliver aid, worth QR80 million, to more than 1.2 million people, including IDPs, refugees, and underprivileged families, in 15 countries across the globe.
