(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has distributed food and winterisation aid to families in need in Jordan as part of its Warm Winter campaign 2018-2019. Co-implemented by the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO), the project was sponsored by Qatar Airways. It aims to alleviate the suffering of poor families by providing life-saving aid amid the current extreme cold spell in Jordan.
Under the project, food parcels and heaters were delivered to 234 needy families in Jurf Al-Darawish, a district of Tafilah Governorate, southern Jordan. The distributions took place at the premises of Jurf Al-Darawish Women's Charity and National Aid Fund, where a team of QRCS volunteers and Qatar Airways crew provided supplies to enable families to withstand the bad weather.
Prior to the distributions, a co-ordination meeting was held by QRCS and JHCO personnel to implement an action plan, select the beneficiaries, and ensure timely and smooth delivery of aid.
'We appreciate the close collaboration with our brothers at JHCO. We are happy with this generous support from Qatar Airways, a mega carrier and major contributor to our humanitarian work for the vulnerable everywhere, QRCS secretary-general Ali bin Hassan al-Hammadi said in a press statement.
'They adopt a noble approach of supporting civil society organisations in humanitarian and social services, he added. Salam al-Shawa, senior vice-president for Marketing and Corporate Communications, Qatar Airways, said she was happy to work with QRCS on this great initiative.
'Qatar Airways pays enormous attention to corporate social responsibility programme. We were there for the needy families. Together with QRCS, we could deliver food parcels and heaters. QRCS is a relief provider for vulnerable people all over the world, al-Shawa said.
Fatima al-Kaabna, chairwoman of the Jurf Al-Darawish Women's Charity, thanked QRCS and the sponsor for standing by the low-income families of the governorate. 'The living standards are too low in the district, which totally lacks aid from humanitarian organisations, she added.
Qatar Airways operates a modern fleet of over 200 aircraft to more than 160 business and touristic destinations in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia and Pacific, North America and South America.
At the 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards, Qatar's national carrier bagged four awards as the World's Best Business Class, the Best Business Class Seat, the Best Airline in the Middle East, and the Best First Class Airline Lounge.
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