Coins that change lives – News of Bahrain- DT News

Coins that change lives – News of Bahrain- DT News

Gulf Air and the Royal Charity Organisation celebrated raising USD91,904.16 since the successful launch of their passenger donations project.. Launched in September 2018, the initiative allowed passengers to donate coins or notes of any currency onboard Gulf Air flights.. The project was launched by Zayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and Chairman of Gulf Air's Board of Directors and Dr Mustafa Al-Sayed, Secretary-General of the Royal Charity Organisation.. The ongoing initiative is aimed at activating social responsibility and allowing passengers to participate and contribute to charitable work, including supporting university students who are struggling with their tuition fees.. Commenting on the milestone, Alzayani said: "This is a great achievement for Gulf Air and the Royal Charity Organization.. Having such a mechanism to allow passengers to donate their excess coins and notes when returning from their holidays and business trips boost the principles of social responsibility of both organisations.. Dr Mustafa Al Sayed praised the efforts of Gulf Air towards this humanitarian project saying, "it represents a successful model of Corporate Social Responsibility among corporations that support the humanitarian deeds.". The Gulf Air-RCO donation project is being held for the first time in Bahrain and promotes the principle