National campaign to support Syrian people raises $7.8m donations in second day

Kuwait Relief Organization (KRO) announced that the national campaign for supporting Syrian people raised Monday donations at a total value of USD 7.8 million. The national campaign was launched by the KRO Sunday in cooperation with the Ministry of Information to raise funds to build houses for the war-traumatized Syrian refugees. KRO Director General Jaber Al-Wandah told KUNA that the campaign comes in response to a humanitarian appeal issued by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in solidarity with Syrian refugees who are undergoing extremely harsh conditions outside Syria. He pointed out that the campaign will conclude Tuesday, expressing great appreciations to the state bodies and non-government organizations' unlimited support to KRO to prove the campaign successful. Al-Wandah said that the donations can be deposited at a special bank account, through a hotline to the organization or the premises and branches of all participating organizations. The three-day campaign comprises live broadcast donations at Kuwait's state TV from 06:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time.