Qatar Charity distributes blankets to 1450 families in Gaza

Qatar Charity (QC) distributed blankets to 1450 needy families in the Gaza Strip to ease their hardship in the cold winter, while warm clothes will be provided for orphans there in the coming days.

The distribution of the aid came with the support from the people in Qatar as part of Qatar Charity’s winter campaign entitled “Below Zero”. 

Mohamed Abu Haloub, director of Qatar Charity’s office in the Gaza Strip, said this project was implemented due to the urgent need of the people for blankets in winter, pointing out that their economic situations are very deplorable.

Abu Haloub noted that one of the most important objectives of the project was to provide warmth and safety for underprivileged families sponsored by Qatar Charity’s office in the Gaza Strip, and to mitigate their economic pressures.

According to Abu Haloub, Qatar Charity’s office in the Gaza Strip will distribute warm clothes to 600 orphans there. This aid will come as part the comprehensive care of the orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity in Gaza.

Qatar Charity works on strengthening the steadfastness of the people in the Gaza Strip, especially in the marginalized areas. It also works on preventing health complications caused by common cold, due to the lack of blankets, Abu Haloub said.

The beneficiaries expressed their happiness at receiving the blankets, which they used to protect their children from the harsh cold. They also thanked Qatar Charity and the benefactors for funding this project.

In November, Qatar Charity launched the “Below Zero” campaign under the slogan ‘share the warmth” from a refugee camp on the Syrian-Turkish borders to help the displaced, refugees and the needy in many countries cope with the cold of winter

The campaign focuses on the displaced, refugees and those affected in countries going through exceptional circumstances such as Syria, Palestine and Iraq. It also concentrates on the poor in Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where temperatures fall below zero degree Celsius.

Donations in favour of the campaign can be made through Qatar Charity’s website (QCH.QA/B0) and app (QCH.QA/APP). Donors can also request a ‘home collector’ through the app or by dialing the hotline, 44667711, to make their contributions.

Contributions to the ‘Below Zero’ campaign can also be made through Qatar Charity’s 27 branches and 92 collection points in commercial complexes within the country.

Mobile donations can also be made. To send QR100, QR200 and QR500, one can send an SMS with code (B0) to 92642, 92015, and 92428, respectively.