DOHA: More than 30,000 Syrian and Palestinian refugees benefited from the Warm Winter Project 2014 implemented by Qatar Red Crescent (QRC).
Covering most of the poor regions of Lebanon, the project also provided support to the most disadvantaged Lebanese families.
It lasted four months, from 30 December 2013 to 30 April 2014 and involved the distribution of basic winter requirements such as blankets, heaters, heating oil, winter clothing, jackets for UNRWA schoolchildren, and gifts for the elderly, including bed mattresses, blankets, and pillows.
This year’s project cost $400,000, fully funded by QRC, serving at least 17 Palestinian refugee camps, as well as Syrian refugees and poor Lebanese families in Akkar, Baalbek, Beqaa, Arsal, and other poor towns.
Implementation was coordinated with Irshad & Islah Islamic Beneficent Association to help poor families survive poverty and distress, particularly in the cold winters of the targeted regions.
The Peninsula
