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The Emirates Red Crescent received a donation of AED3 million from the Emirates Islamic Bank in response to the humanitarian agency’s ‘For
You, Somalia’ campaign, launched to raise funds to help people suffering from famine and drought in the Horn of Africa country.
The charity telethon was launched earlier this month by the Emirates Red Crescent in response to directives from President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to raise urgent aid for Somalia.
TV channels and radio stations from across the UAE took part in the media campaign.
Emirates Red Crescent’s Deputy Secretary-General for Local Affairs Rashid Mubarak Al Mansouri were presented with the donation cheque by General Manager of Operational Quality and Processes at Emirates Islamic Bank Awatif Al Harmoodi.
Donations will be used to provide food, water, medicine and other necessities to help Somalis survive their third famine in 25 years.
Al Harmdoodi also announced the donation of AED2 million for the Emirates Red Crescent’s assistance programmes for the poor inside the UAE.