Qatar's Aleppo charity collected over QR90 million in first 2 hours at Darb el saai on Friday
Leading charity organisations in Qatar joined hands at a fund-raising campaign today at Darb El Saai to support people of the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.
The drive, coordinated by the State National Day Celebrations Organising Committee, follows Qatar’s decision to cancel all National Day celebrations in solidarity with the people of Aleppo.
The donation drive will began at 7pm at flag pole yard in Darb El Saai and telecast live by Qatar TV and Al Rayyan Channel.
“All types of donations are welcome such as vehicles, money, and jewellery. We will continue receiving donations as long as there are people to donate, and there is no specific time frame”, an official from the organising committee told this daily yesterday. Five Qatari charities are participating in the campaign — Qatar Charity, Eid Charity, Qatar Red Crescent Society, Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) and Afif Charity.
About 100 boxes for collecting donations have been installed at Darb El Saai. Each participating organisation has allocated 20 boxes. Some of the boxes are already in place and have started receiving donations, said the official.
