UAE News : Telethon collects Dirham 43 million on campaign's second day

BrotherInIslam7

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Telethon collects Dh 43 mln for Pakistan on 2nd day



27 August 2010
ABU DHABI -- A nationwide fund-raising campaign in support of flood-s-devastating Pakistan collected on its second running day Dh 43 million including Dh 500 through SMSes till 11: 00 pm .

The three-day telethon charity drive called Awnkum, or “Your Help”, was launched by the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) as per instructions of President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The live tv campaign, which engages national TV broadcasters Emarat, Noor Dubai, Sharjah 2, Ajman, Dunia Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Waha, aims to raise funds to support relief operations in Pakistan where about 23 million people were affected by the flood disaster.

On the first day of a three-day telethon to collect urgently needed financial aid for the internally displaced persons (IDPs), Dh25 million in donations was raised.

Donations can be made by text message, phone or in person at the RCA’s branches and commercial and call centres.

The flood victims need assistance in a number of sectors such as food, non-food items, shelter, health, water, sanitation, and protection. The National Disaster Management Authority in Pakistan has identified a list of immediate needs: boats, tents, blankets, power generators, water filtration plants, dewatering pumps, medicines, hygiene Kits, medical equipment and non-Perishable food items.

Link : http://www.khaleejtimes.com/display...gust/theuae_August743.xml&section=theuae&col=
 

BrotherInIslam7

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I have posted this news item as there are some forum members who often doubt the commitment of muslims in gulf countries towards Islamic causes and in times of dire need.

That is some 68 million Dirhams collected in 2 days just through SMS and phone calls Alhamdulillah. This doesn't take into consideration the donations made at Red Crescent and other charities.

I hope this thread shows another side of the picture to those who call the residents and rulers of these countries 'so called muslims'. Ofcourse we are not to become apologetics of any regime or nation. However, we should atleast be balanced and fair and give credit where it's due.

The bashing of fellow muslims needs to stop. We aren't any better ourselves.

Wasalaamalaykum waa rahmatullahi
 

Abu Talib

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Ma sha Allaah! Saudi Arabia also launched a fund raising campaign for Pakistan the members of the Royal family donated SR35 Million and additional $100 million relief was pledged by KSA for Pakistan. All the Gulf states have donated Alhamdulillah by all means of Monetary, Supplies, Medical Aid and so.
 

abu'muhammad

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Assalaamu alaykum,

mashaAllaah ! same goes for Saudi Arabia and some other countries and organisations.

Campaign to help Pakistan flood victims


JEDDAH – Saudi Arabia raised SR77 million in aid on the first day of a national campaign for flood-striken Pakistan, the Saudi Press Agency said Tuesday.

The Cabinet Monday night reaffirmed its plan to assist the people of flood-ravaged Pakistan and called on the Kingdom’s residents and citizens to donate as much as they can to relief efforts during the holy month of Ramadan.

The popular campaign ordered by King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to help flood victims in Pakistan started Monday evening after Taraweeh prayers with a SR20 million donation by the King; SR10 million by Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General; and SR5 million by Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior.

Under the supervision of Prince Naif, a media campaign started with the theme: “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Campaign for the Relief of the Fraternal People of Pakistan”.

Citizens and expatriates have been quick to make donations.
Pakistan’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira thanked the King for the initiative to help the people of Pakistan. Saudi Arabia has always stood by Pakistan in difficult times, he said at a press conference in Islamabad, adding that the Kingdom is constantly sending relief goods for the flood affected people.

Donors can write a check or make a cash deposit to National Commercial Bank (NCB) account number SA8710000020162400000107. This can be done by phone, through NCB ATMs or through the bank’s website.
The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has also launched a campaign to raise donations for the aid of Pakistan’s people by designating the number 5565 for receiving clients’ blank text messages. Each message sender will be donating SR10. All donations will be immediately handed over to the Ministry of Interior, which is supervising the donations campaign.

Described as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today, the three-week disaster has affected 20 million people, and has destroyed crops, infrastructure, towns and villages, according to the Pakistani government.
The United Nations warned Tuesday of a “second wave of death” in Pakistan while aid agencies struggled to raise money to help the 20 million people hit by the nation’s worst-ever natural disaster.

Fresh rains have threatened further anguish for the millions affected by three weeks of flooding that has engulfed about one quarter of the country, including its rich agricultural heartland.

The UN last week launched an immediate appeal for $460 million to cover the next 90 days and UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited Pakistan at the weekend, calling on the world to quicken its aid pledges. – SG/Agencies

Zamir Akram, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, said the country had received more immediate multilateral relief aid through the UN and direct bilateral aid totalling about $301 million (235 million euros).
The World Bank agreed to give Islamabad a $900-million loan, warning that the disaster’s impact on the economy was expected to be “huge.”
Afghanistan donated a million dollars and Turkey doubled its contribution to $10 million, beginning to transport 140 tonnes of relief supplies.
The United States has pledged $87 million in cash, air assets and relief goods, and currently operates 18 helicopters on relief sorties in Pakistan. – SG/Agencies
 

BrotherInIslam7

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MashaAllah.. that's good to know about KSA's initiatives.. May Allah azz zawajal accept it from all of us. Ameen
 

arzafar

Junior Member
that's brilliant!
i hope they give all this money to recognized NGOs (edhi, cheepa etc) in Pakistan rather than govt officials.
 

BrotherInIslam7

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that's brilliant!
i hope they give all this money to recognized NGOs (edhi, cheepa etc) in Pakistan rather than govt officials.

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I think they have their own people on ground in pakistan. Not sure though. Hope that their efforts are successful InshaAllah
 

queenislam

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Alhamdulillah!

~May Allah swt reward tremendously to those that make contribution~Amin!

Thank you for posting this news brother

~May Allah swt reward you~Amin!

Ramadhan Al Mubarak!

Thank you,
Take Care!

~Wassalam :)
 

al-fajr

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I really hope this reaches the people who need it, in many many places the government has done nothing to help the displaced people and I can't help but think the aid is being left to accumulate until the numbers of 'survivors' has radically diminished. May Allaah have mercy on them.

Wa-salaam
 
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