Abu Dhabi hosted
a donation drive to help Lebanon under the Emirates Red Crescent for which
hundreds of people gathered to contribute their share of help to the country
after it went into a deep crisis mode struggling with the after effects of
Beirut blast and falling economy.
People who wished
to volunteer or donate a certain something gathered up at Jiu Jitsu Arena in
the United Arab Emirates capital and had left their donations at the car
parking. A drive that was carried on Wednesday included people from every
nationality present in the emirate. People from Lebanese community were joined
by other UAE residents and together the group picked up the donation and then
after sorting it out, they were packed to be taken to Lebanon.
This whole
initiative has been taken by the UAE volunteers and the Lebanese community and
together they worked in cooperation with the ERC. The items that donation
included were to fulfill the emergency needs of the struggling country. It
included baby formula (used for new born babies), food supplies, clothes and
other items that were especially sent for the families who were highly impacted
by the August 4 Beirut blast.
The drive still
continues for people wishing to donate their share. They can come and leave
their donation at the car parking. One of the Lebanese community members said
that it's their moral obligation to help people back home. He added that for
him it was not about a good deed but helping the needy.
"It is our duty to support in every possible way the
people back home. Since we can't go to Lebanon and be by the needy families'
side, it is our obligation to join in the humanitarian efforts here. It is the
only way to help since we can't be on the ground there. We are very thankful
for the UAE authorities for granting us this opportunity,” Bilal Assaf said in
a report of Khaleej Times.
He described the process of receiving and sending
donations. The process included sterilising of the items that were received
then sorting it out and then finally making packages to send them to Lebanon.
Bilal expressed his contentment by saying that there are a lot of people coming
out to help and are donating huge amounts of aid for the country.
This is not the first
time that the Emirati nation stepped up to help Lebanon. It had extended help
to Lebanon during the peak of Covid-19 and had sent tonnes of medical supplies
and even after the blast, leaders of the UAE made sure to send aid worth
millions.
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