OneHeartBahrain launches campaign for families in need | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

OneHeartBahrain launches campaign for families in need | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

One Heart Bahrain, a charity group that provides a Social Safety Net for People in Need, has come up with a campaign with US Navy groups in Bahrain to make Christmas enjoyable and happy for all families in the Kingdom.

The charity told the Daily Tribune it aims to collect and donate food and clothing during the holiday season to those in need.

“Our aim is to support and strengthen the socio-economic fabric of Bahrain by offering a social safety net provided through the loving support of our One Heart volunteers,” Birthe van der Heijden, the founder of OneHeartBahrain, told Tribune.

Heijden also said that their volunteers speak many languages, from Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Filipino, and English.

“We put forth great efforts to ensure that basic humanitarian support is available to those in need.” On their collaboration with US Navy, Heijden said the Navy offered to collect food for us in the run-up to Christmas.

“This created the idea to launch a festive campaign to encourage people to celebrate the festive season,” Heijden said.

“OneHeart decided to appeal for second-hand toys to share food and gifts together, whilst reducing landfill and extending the useful life-cycle of goods.”

“Additionally, families with