Qatargas Employees Contribute Towards Somalia Famine Aid

October 6, 2011

Qatargas employees have made a financial contribution in support of the Qatar Red Crescent’s (QRC) campaign to deliver aid to the victims of the drought and famine in Somalia.

Mr. Mansour Rashid Al-Naimi, Qatargas Public Relations Manager handed over the cheque to Mr. Adel Ali Al-Baker, Director of QRC Secretary General Office during a brief ceremony held at Qatargas’ Doha headquarters. Mr. Al-Baker presented a certificate of thanks and appreciation to Qatargas in recognition of its participation in the campaign. Also present was Firas Abdel Karim Mohammed, Head of Public Donations Section, QRC.

Mr. Al-Naimi said: “All thanks and appreciation go out to our employees who have responded very positively towards this humanitarian cause and contributed generously to support the ongoing campaign by QRC, demonstrating a high sense of social commitment and compassion towards fellow human beings. We would like to also thank QRC for their initiative and are very pleased to support their efforts in this regard.”

Similar campaigns in the past have also attracted very good response from Qatargas employees. In September last year, Qatargas employees made a significant financial contribution in support of QRC’s campaign to provide aid to the victims of the massive flooding in Pakistan.

According to the United Nations (UN), nearly 12 million people across the region need food aid. The drought, which is said to be East Africa’s worst for 60 years, has claimed tens of thousands of lives. The UN has declared that drought-ridden Somalia is the “worst humanitarian disaster” in the world.

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Source: Qatargas, October 6, 2011