The Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS), declared the donation of $50,000 to the Sudanese Red Crescent as humanitarian relief aid after heavy seasonal rains caused sudden floods and the collapse of river banks in Khartoum, leaving thousands of internally displaced persons, refugees, and homeless who are in desperate need of assistance. The Board of Directors of the Bahrain Red Crescent Society took the initiative to approve this donation, which comes within the framework of the relief contributions of Bahrain to Sudanese people who face challenging situations that require backing them to overcome this unprecedented circumstance. Mubarak Al Hadi, BRCS director-general/act general secretary, said that the society raced to take all necessary administrative measures to transfer this donation, and sent a letter in this regard to the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. "This donation represents the first batch of aid expected to be provided by BRCS to the afflicted and needy people of Sudan. The Society is closely following the situation there and is keen to meet the appeals issued by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and coordinates with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society to determine the priorities needed at this stage," Al Hadi added. He considered that helping the Sudanese people embodies Bahrain's policy of providing relief to the needy and to mitigate the effects of this disaster that hit tens of thousands of Sudanese whose homes were destroyed and were displaced due to floods. He added this comes within the framework of Bahrain's priority in providing relief to the afflicted around the world within the available capabilities. "The Society is eager to work with its partners, including voluntary and charitable organizations, and institutions, to strengthen the effectiveness of Bahrain's presence in the areas of relief work at the local and global levels, and to provide assistance to the vulnerable and victims of disasters and conflicts inside and outside Bahrain," he said. It is noteworthy that BRCS took the initiative in the year 2013 to provide relief aid to those affected by the floods that swept through several Sudanese states at the time, which included more than 40 tons of relief aid transported by air, consisting of 2,000 health kits, 10,000 blankets, 2,000 mosquito nets and a 100 sprayers of insecticides, in addition to basic medical equipment and medicines. The aid also included the construction of 14 rural health centers, each containing five caravans, which were distributed at that time to the Sudanese governorates affected by the floods, namely Khartoum, the Nile River, White Nile, Gedaref, and North Darfur. – SG
