KUWAIT: Last weekwas marked with plentiful humanitarian works by Kuwaiti institutions andhumanitarian agencies to provide relief and assistance to those in need in theregion and around the world. Director General of the Kuwait Red CrescentSociety (KRCS) Dr Hilal Al-Sayer made sure the Arab Red Crescent and Red Crosssocieties take on their responsibilities in providing assistance to those whoneed it.
He was speakingduring a consultative session, grouping his peers from other Arab countries,held in preparation for the forthcoming constitutional meeting of heads ofrelief associations at the Organization of Arab Red Crescent and Red CrossSocieties. The meeting aims for a resolution to boost collaborated works andefforts to serve humanitarian missions and strengthen cooperation betweenrelief and humanitarian association with authorities in other fields, inaddition to responding to the needs of migrants who have lost homes due tonatural or manmade causes.
KRCS had alsotaken on another cause by providing financial assistance for a kidneytransplant for a 19-year-old Lebanese girl after her condition worsened. DrSayer gave a statement during his visit of the girl at the hospital saying thatdecision was made to cover expenses of her operation after observing dangers ofher condition that need an operation as soon as possible. The Kuwaiti societyhas also been helping cover healthcare expenses for tens of Syrian refugees inLebanon, including children wallowing in chronic ailments, as the KRCS hasgrown accustomed to helping out those less fortunate.
Training programs
In Aden, whereKuwait's aid was also extended last week in the Shabwa and Aden provincesthrough the works of the professional's qualification convoy project tobenefiting 175 people, financed by the Sheikh Abdullah Al-Noori and 'Kuwait byYour Side' campaigns. This project provided five different training programs of250 hours that benefitted 95 young men and women in Shabwa province qualify forthe working fields. An additional 80 individuals were also trained in a widevariety of fields including fixing machines, air conditioning, computers,mobiles, tablets and device maintenance.
Another projectwas also launched in Aden to provide sowing training for 150 women for threemonths to qualify them for work and also handing out sowing machines to all thetrainees, which is funded by the Kuwait Relief Society as part of Kuwait by youside campaign. This project aims to provide women with an opportunity to workand financial aid for their families in provinces mostly affected by negativeramifications of the warfare.
In Irbil, NorthIraq, 10 buses were donated to Mosul University to ease transportation forstudents-provided by Kuwait Relief Society under supervision of the KuwaitiConsulate in Mosul. The Consul General of Kuwait in Irbil Dr Omar Al-Kanderigave a statement saying 10 buses have been sent to the university in Mosul inline with resolutions that had been taken during the Kuwait-hostedinternational conference to rebuild Iraq.
Kuwait's aid tothe Syrian migrants extended to Turkey where three schools have been built inShanly Urfa to provide education needed for Syrian and Turkish students tocomplete their education. One of the schools provides 20 classrooms for 550students and 25 staff members, while the other two schools provide a spot for1,150 students with 50 teachers and administrative staff.
1,000 foodbaskets
In the Jordaniancapital Amman, 1,000 food baskets were handed out to families who are in needwith basic nutritional needs as part of a joint humanitarian campaign. Andafter the Sudanese authorities announced casualties and damage caused by thefloods, Kuwaiti societies were there to provide aid to those affected by thefloods during the whole week with the arrival of three planes loaded with 110tons of food and supplies. In a statement to the press, Ahmad Al-Sanousi, headof the relief society in Sudan, said that humanitarian aid from funding to foodand supplies was provided for 500 families. - KUNA