27/12/20
ARSAL, LEBANON: The community medicine and mental health teams from the Al Amal Medical Center in Arsal, Lebanon, continue efforts to raise community awareness about various health topics through a series of informational campaigns supported by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief). The outreach programs are part of a larger project to enhance health care services for Syrian refugees and host community members in Arsal.
The team held an awareness campaign for nutritional and pediatric malnutrition education. Another program focused on public education about COVID-19, including information about symptoms, methods of transmission and preventing the spread of the virus. Hygiene kits were also distributed which contained hand sanitizer, protective face coverings and other supplies.
In one of the IDP camps for women, the Social Health Center team presented an awareness session on breastfeeding. Specialist Duha Al Suqi explained that this campaign targeted pregnant and lactating women with information about safe childbirth and the advantages of breastfeeding. Attendees were given personal hygiene kits and informational brochures.
The mental health team held special children’s activities, educational and recreational sessions under the supervision of specialists focusing on improving children’s mental health and helping them to find a sense of normalcy in their lives. The children enjoyed the activities, and supervisor of the psychological support team at Al Amal Center, Hanan Al Atar, thanked KSrelief for its commitment to improving the lives of all Yemeni children.
The head of the town of Arsal, Basil Al Hujairi, expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief, for its clear contribution to implementing and supporting projects that preserve and improve lives.
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Time: 15 December 2020
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: A project implemented by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), through its effective partnership with King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has produced 50,000 protective masks in the Hadramawt governorate, part of an ongoing effort to combat COVID-19 in Yemen.
More than sixty women from both the IDP and host communities in Hadramawt participated in manufacturing the masks, taking an active role in the public response to the COVID-19 epidemic in Yemen. The women received training in sewing to produce the masks, which in turn will lead to improving their levels of income generation and economic self-reliance. The masks will be distributed in cooperation with local Hadramawt authorities.
In cooperation with KSrelief, the IOM seeks to raise levels of public awareness in Yemen about COVID-19 by educating communities on the measures they can take to help fight the virus.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, KSrelief has provided a wide range of medical sector aid and support to Yemen and many other countries, in accordance with directives from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and HRH the Crown Prince to help alleviate the suffering of all in need.
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Time: 09 December 2020
RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Monday distributed relief goods among Yemenis in Al-Mahra governorate to help them during winter.
The relief items included tents, blankets and rugs. More relief goods have been dispatched for the war-torn country to be distributed in Hadramout, Luhaj, Marib, Taiz, Shabwah and Al-Mahrah governorates.
In November, the center distributed 12,000 sleeping bags among displaced Yemenis in several governorates of the country.
Since its inception in May 2015, the center has contributed to several humanitarian projects worth $4.4 billion in partnership with different global nonprofit organizations. Since its establishment, the center has implemented over 1,295 different projects in 51 countries.
According to a recent KSRelief report, the countries that benefited the most from its various projects include Yemen ($3 billion), Palestine ($358 million), Syria ($295 million) and Somalia ($192 million).
The center has implemented 74 educational projects, valued at $181.3 million in Yemen, Syria and Somalia and for the benefit of Rohingya refugees in Malaysia, Bangladesh and other countries of the world, based on Saudi Arabia’s belief in the importance of supporting education among stricken peoples.
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06/12/20
JUBA: A team from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) concluded its visit to South Sudan on Friday to assess humanitarian needs following recent floods.
During the visit, the team made an aerial inspection tour of a number of areas, including Bor, Gli, Mar, Paleo, Wernol, Banyakur, Bookta, Champy and others, that were completely submerged by the floods.
The extent of the impact of the floods on the population was assessed with the participation of officials from South Sudan represented by the minister of water and environment, the minister of sports and youth, and an official from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management.
Meanwhile, in Yemen, KSrelief continues to implement the Maharati Biyadi Project to improve the livelihoods of orphans and family breadwinners in the Marib governorate. In this context, 50 male and female beneficiaries receive training of over 80 hours, in modern agricultural methods and methods of developing livestock to continue producing food with high efficiency.
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Time: 07 December 2020
AL HUDAYDAH, YEMEN: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) continues to implement a WASH sector project for inhabitants of Al Hudaydah’s Al Khawkhah district to provide clean water and protect the health of local residents.
From 12 – 18 November, the project pumped 363,000 liters of safe drinking water into holding tanks, and 413,000 liters were provided for other household uses. Other components of the project include the collection and transportation of solid waste to local landfills in the district, and equipment maintenance services. An insect-spraying campaign was also conducted to combat local disease vectors.
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05/12/20
DHALE, YEMEN: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) recently distributed 1,300 boxes of dates to 1,300 families in need in the Dhale district of Dhale, and 1,000 boxes of dates to 1,000 families in need in Ma’rib.
The aid is being provided as part of the Kingdom’s efforts through KSrelief to address the extensive humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
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