Emirates Red Crescent’s Ramadan projects to benefit 2.1 million people

Emirates Red Crescent’s Ramadan projects to benefit 2.1 million people

Dubai: Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has intensified its Ramadan programmes for 2022, which will benefit over 2.1 million people in the UAE and the rest of the world. It follows the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent. The ERC programmes comprise Ramadan Iftar, Zakat al-Fitr, Eid clothes, Ramadan mir campaigns, among others, with a preliminary budget of over Dh36.8 million. The ERC announced the launch of the campaign for this year under the theme ‘Ramadan: Continued Giving’ during a press conference on Monday at UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Dr Mohammed Ateeq Al Falahi, ERC Secretary-General, said: “The ERC’s Ramadan campaign, which we are launching today, aims to gain from the support of philanthropists to ease the suffering of people, improve their lives, maintain human dignity and address poverty, hunger and disease.” Hamoud Abdullah Al Junaibi, Deputy Secretary-General for Marketing and Resources Development, said the ERC is gearing up to start Ramadan by promoting human solidarity and offering the opportunity to those interested in participating in its local and international programmes. Hundreds of thousands of people will benefit from the ERC programmes, he added,