Cold conditions: QC responds to urgent appeal from Syrian family
WITH the increasing cold of winter in the camps for the displaced inside Syria, the dilapidated tent of Umm Hussein and her orphaned children fell. She did not find shelter for herself and her five children, so she sat in the open air.
This family’s suffering would be prolonged if Qatar Charity did not intervene urgently and provided them with an alternative shelter in a time that took less than 24 hours.The story of this woman and her orphaned children was urgently received by the Qatar Charity teams, which are closely following the situation of the displaced inside Syria, as part of the ‘Warm Hearts’ campaign and under the slogan ‘Don’t wait for winter to come’.
The teams moved to the Zaytoun camp near Azaz, where this woman lives, and a tent was installed for this family and equipped with all winter supplies, and winter clothes were provided to her children within one day.
Umm Hussein said, “After I lost my tent, I sent a call to charitable people and there were those who delivered this call to Qatar Charity, and they immediately responded to the call and they quickly installed a new tent for me and my children. I cannot describe my joy and the joy of my children, and I hope that everyone who lost their tent in this cold will be helped because I went through this very difficult situation. Thank you to the good people in Qatar and thank you to Qatar Charity for what they have done.
The campaign aims to support the good people in Qatar, reaching more than 1.2 million displaced people, refugees and needy families in areas of crises, disasters and poor communities in 15 countries around the world, as well as launching an initiative for rapid intervention in emergencies, an initiative for the elderly and assistance to workers.
Qatar Charity urged philanthropists to continue supporting the campaign to reach the largest possible number of needy groups across the world and mitigate the severity of the dangers of winter on them and their families. Donation options are in cash or by requesting a mobile collection representative or via the website www.qcharity.org, as well as through Qatar Charity collectors and donation funds in commercial complexes.