MSA starts receiving delegates’ names for collecting Ramadan donations

KUWAIT CITY, April 6: The department of charitable organizations and donor associations in the Ministry of Social Affairs has started receiving the names of delegates who will participate in the collection of donations, reports Aljarida daily.

It stressed the need to exclude delegates whose work permits are not under the organizations or societies that they represent.

With the approach of the month of Ramadan, the Ministry of Social Affairs announced that collection of donations will be allowed in mosques, provided the regulations related to health measures, social distancing and prevention of gathering are followed.

According to informed sources, ten delegates have been identified for each charitable establishment that is participating in the project, but this can be increased to a maximum of 20 for large establishments that have branches distributed over several areas in the country. After receiving the names of the delegates, the concerned department will work on ensuring that they are not registered in more than one establishment that is participating in the donation project. Those registered with more than one association will be excluded in order to control the donation process, especially since the delegates will be getting a percentage of the total sums collected.

After completing the vetting process of the names of the delegates, they will be referred to the Ministry of Interior to check on the delegates’ good conduct and behavior, and ensure they do not have a criminal record. For the Bedoun residents, it will be ensured that no security restrictions have been recorded against them.

The charity organization that wishes to participate in the “Ramadan donation” should quickly submit a request to the concerned department, as the deadline is this week.

Meanwhile, with the end of the legal mandate of five members of the board of directors of Rabya Cooperative Society, Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, and the Minister of Social Affairs and Community Development Dr. Mishaan Al-Otaibi is in the process of using his legal powers to appoint the board of Rabya Cooperative Society until the health authorities allow the elections to be conducted so that the board can exercise its legal duties and run the affairs of the cooperative society without any obstacles.