Qatar Red Crescent Society volunteers distributing aid.
As part of the Warm Winter campaign 2018-2019, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has distributed food and winterization aid to needy families in Jordan. Co-implemented by the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), the project was sponsored by Qatar Airways. It was aimed at alleviating the suffering of poor families, by providing life-saving aid, amid the current extreme cold spell in Jordan.
Under the project, food parcels and heaters were delivered to 234 needy families in Jurf Al Darawish, a district of Tafilah Governorate, southern Jordan.
The distributions took place at the premises of the Jurf Al-Darawish Women’s Charity and the National Aid Fund, where a team of QRCS volunteers and Qatar Airways crew provided the supplies to enable the families to withstand the bad weather.
Prior to the distributions, a coordination meeting was held by QRCS and JHCO personnel, to agree on the action plan, select the beneficiaries, and ensure timely and smooth delivery of aid.
In a statement, Ali bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-General of QRCS, said, “We appreciate the close collaboration with our brothers in JHCO. We are happy with this generous support from Qatar Airways, a mega carrier and major contributor to our humanitarian work for the vulnerable everywhere.
They adopt a noble approach of supporting civil society organizations in humanitarian and social services”.
Salam Al-Shawa, Senior Vice-President for Marketing and Corporate Communications, Qatar Airways, said she was happy to work with QRCS on this great initiative.
“Qatar Airways pays enormous attention to corporate social responsibility (CSR) program,” said Al Shawa. “We were there for the needy families.
Together with QRCS, we could deliver food parcels and heaters. QRCS is a relief provider for vulnerable people all over the world”.
Fatima Al Kaabna, Chairwoman of the Jurf Al-Darawish Women’s Charity thanked QRCS and the sponsor for standing by the low-income families of the governorate. “The living standards are too low in the district, which totally lacks aid from humanitarian organizations,” she added.
