KSrelief Signs Partnerships with Jordan to Help Palestinian Children, Syrian Refugees
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed an agreement yesterday with Istiklal Hospital to implement the “Saudi Sama’a” Volunteer Program for Cochlear Implantation and Hearing Rehabilitation, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The program will provide its services for Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip and Jordan.
KSrelief Assistant Supervisor General for Planning and Development Dr. Aqeel bin Jamaan Al-Ghamdi and Istiklal Hospital Board of Directors’ Vice Chairman Osama Mahmoud Ahmed Marouf signed the agreement at the Kingdom’s Embassy in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
The agreement includes the following provisions:
- Conducting cochlear implant operations
- Providing cochlear devices
- Ensuring examination services by specialists, including doctors and speech and language therapists
- Distributing necessary medications
- Transporting patients and their companions to Jordan
- Providing housing and food services for three months if they stay in Gaza
The ceremony marked the attendance of the Advisor at the Royal Court and KSrelief Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah and the Saudi ambassador to Jordan and the non-resident ambassador-designate to the State of Palestine, Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi.
Supporting Syrian Refugees
KSrelief also signed a joint agreement with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to carry out the fourth phase of meeting the food and nutritional needs of Syrian refugees in Al-Zaatari camp in Jordan.
The Director of the KSrelief’s branch in Jordan, Naif bin Saleh Al-Shammari signed the agreement with the WFP Representative and Regional Director in Jordan, Alberto Correa Mendez at the Kingdom’s Embassy in Amman.
With a total worth of $12,800,000 million, the agreement will benefit 49,813 individuals and 10,673 families.
Furthermore, it will provide a grant to the WFP to distribute monthly electronic vouchers to the refugees in Al-Zaatari camp, Al-Mafraq governorate.
The electronic vouchers will be provided through fingerprint technology or electronic wallets, and credited with food items that the refugees can use in shops and bakeries in the camps.
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