Doha: Qatar Charity (QC) has begun the distribution of new shipment of essential food items in North Gaza and Jabalia. The shipment includes 10,000 food packages, which were delivered through Jordan in collaboration with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
This is part of QC’s ongoing humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, which began in October and continues until now. The aid includes myriad items such as food, health, shelter, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), through urgent response interventions and assistance via the Qatari bridge.
QC has shipped over 1,010 tons of aid through 97 aircraft via the Qatari air bridge. The aid included 840 tons of food supplies and around 170 tons of shelter materials, non-food items, clothing, medical supplies, and hygiene kits. Also, 13 trucks carrying food and medical supplies were transported through Jordan recently.
The urgent QCs relief project included significant additional aid, foremost of
which were more than one million hot meals, approximately 70,000 food packages, more than 27,000 bags of flour, 1,250 vouchers for clothes, nearly 12,000 blankets, and 8,000 sleeping mats with accessories.
Additionally, QC has developed a plan for humanitarian and development programs and projects in Gaza to mobilize resources and support as pledged at the 9th Conference on Effective Partnership for Better Humanitarian Aid, held in the State of Kuwait in May to strengthen humanitarian interventions and early recovery efforts in the Gaza Strip, and achieve effective response and reconstruction.
The total estimated cost for these projects is approximately $120 million. These projects cover life-saving interventions, shelter, health, education, and economic empowerment.
Source: Qatar News Agency