KSrelief expands humanitarian aid to crisis zones

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18th Saudi relief plane departs for Lebanon with essential aid supplies. (SPA)
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18th Saudi relief plane departs for Lebanon with essential aid supplies. (SPA)
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Updated 03 November 2024
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KSrelief expands humanitarian aid to crisis zones

Saudi aid agency KSrelief is intensifying its efforts to deliver critical aid to Lebanon and has supported those in need of medical assistance in Afghanistan and Morocco.
The 18th aid plane sent from Riyadh to Lebanon arrived at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport on Sunday, carrying food, shelter and medical supplies.
The aid will be used to assist the growing number of people displaced by Israeli airstrikes.
Countries such as the UAE, Turkiye, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Canada, Romania and France are also sending aid to Lebanon.
In Afghanistan, KSrelief concluded the Saudi Noor Volunteer Project to combat blindness in Kabul, in cooperation with the World Sight Foundation. In one week, the medical team examined performed 442 surgeries.
In Morocco, KSrelief concluded a week-long project in Boulemane, examining 
5,120 people and conducting 482 eye surgeries.

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KSrelief aid reaches thousands in crisis zones

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KSrelief aid reaches thousands in crisis zones

  • Since 2015, KSrelief has implemented 4,066 projects in 109 countries, spending over $8.28 billion

RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief continues to provide vital assistance to some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.

In Yemen, the organization distributed 1,850 shopping vouchers in Marib governorate, enabling beneficiaries to purchase winter clothing. The aid reached hundreds of displaced individuals living in camps.

In Lebanon, the KSrelief-funded ambulance service of the Subul Al-Salam Social Association in Miniyeh district, northern Lebanon, carried out 34 emergency missions last week.

In Chad, the Saudi aid agency distributed 1,600 cartons of dates and women’s hygiene kits in Chari-Baguirmi province, benefiting 800 families from the most vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities, refugees, and widows.

KSrelief also distributed 803 food baskets in Dandadji village, Maradi, Niger, benefiting 5,621 individuals from 803 families.

In Sudan, the agency distributed 2,513 food baskets to vulnerable and displaced families in Kosti locality, White Nile state, reaching 18,678 individuals.

Since 2015, KSrelief has implemented 4,066 projects in 109 countries, spending over $8.28 billion on food security, health, education, water and sanitation, shelter and early recovery.