Qatar- HSBC announces COVID-19 charity projects in Middle East
Date
4/14/2020 11:06:10 PM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha: hsbc will immediately begin making contributions to a range of projects in the Middle East, including Qatar, Algeria, Kuwait and Oman to help an estimated 80,000 underprivileged individuals and families impacted by COVID-19.
The disbursements, organised in close cooperation with HSBC's partner charities around the region, will also help hospital workers in the frontline fight against the virus.
Sabrin Rahman, HSBC's Head of Sustainability in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) said: 'Our efforts in MENAT as part of the Group's $25m COVID-19 charitable fund will be vitally important to our local communities. We have acted quickly to the urgent call for support by putting our resources to work where they have the biggest impact and donating to specific projects so that we are able to ensure accountability and track the real impact our funding has had on people's lives.
'We carefully selected local charity partners that have track records of being able to identify and help vulnerable communities by getting them food, medicine and education resources, Rahman added.
In Qatar, $124,000 has been allocated to support blue collar workers in quarantined areas with meals and hygiene baskets. Nearly 14,000 workers are expected to be reached.
Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi (pictured), CEO of HSBC Qatar, said: 'We take our responsibility to continue the support of our community in times of need seriously and believe that the donations will not only provide immediate relief but will also make a difference in the future. HSBC's disbursements in MENAT will account for $1.2m of the $25m global fund and underpin the bank's existing long-term community programmes.
HSBC MENAT's student-focused future skills programme will pivot to be delivered remotely, using e-learning channels, while our entrepreneur-targeted programmes, such as the Social Impact Accelerator (C3) and the TiE Mentorship Programme, will also adopt virtual and online sessions. This regional news follows HSBC Group's recent announcement of a $25m COVID-19 charitable fund to support the international medical response, protect vulnerable people and ensure food security.
At least $5m has already been earmarked and donated to relief efforts in mainland China, Hong Kong, UK and India, as well as supporting international/global appeals for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent and the World Health Organization (WHO), powered by the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation.
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