Som@li Posted August 11, 2011 Manama: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 His Majesty King Hamad Bahrain has allocated $3 million on an emergency basis to provide humanitarian aid to famine-stricken Somali people, said a senior official. His Majesty King Hamad issued directives to provide the emergency help to Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) board chairman Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. RCO secretary-general Dr Mustafa Al Sayed will supervise the relief process. Meanwhile, a day-long campaign on Bahrain TV will tomorrow (August 12) attempt to raise thousands of dinars in aid for Somalia. It is being led by the Information Affairs Authority and will be aired from 2pm to 6pm and 9pm to midnight, said a Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation spokesman. "People from all walks of life in the kingdom will be invited to take part in a marathon discussion, during which callers will be invited to pledge donations in cash or kind," he said. Several leading personalities from the fields of culture, arts, entertainment and sports will be invited to take part along with leading charity workers and others involved in aid-related activities. Documentaries depicting the plight of the Somali people will also be shown, the spokesman said. "The idea is to generate as much as we can for the people of Somalia, who are facing one of the worst humanitarian crises," said the spokesman. "We are confident the people of Bahrain will donate generously during Ramadan, the month of giving. While we are mostly looking at cash donations, those in kind will also be accepted," he added. – TradeArabia News Service Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valenteenah. Posted August 13, 2011 Thumbs up. So much money has been donated, but in whose hands is it, what will happen to it and will enough of it reach the starving people inside Somalia? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nina Fox Posted August 13, 2011 Walaahi when I read the title I was thinking exactly the same thing. Billions and Billions are being poured into Somalia, where the heck is it going? They dont have an organised structure dadkaan, I bet there are Ajanabi people standing in the middle of Dubaab camp scratching their heads thinking. WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE? Allah aa u maqan umadeenaa,,,ilaahey ha u gargaaro. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Som@li Posted August 13, 2011 95% ends up in middle persons! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grasshopper Posted August 13, 2011 Som@li;740358 wrote: 95% ends up in middle persons! That kind of misinformation is what stops a lot of ppl from donating and leads to more ppl dying senselessly. The money is going into programs, medicine, infrastructure...FOOD. If it was just going into the middle-man's pockets, hundreds of thousands might be dead by now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Som@li Posted August 13, 2011 ^Mate, go figure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Som@li Posted August 18, 2011 http://aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2011/08/201181791343606172.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
