Kuwait - KUNA
The grassroot donation campaign for Syria kicked started in Kuwait Saturday, said Chairman of the Board for Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Barges Al-Barges. Al-Barges said in a press release that it was only natural that such campaign would be launched considering that the ongoing suffering of the Syrians due to the conflict which plagued their country since March 2011. Al-Barges asked people to donate to the grassroot campaign to ease the suffering of the Syrians, noting that helping the Syrian refugees was a humanitarian obligation that should not be ignored. Meanwhile, head of public relations and media at KRCS Khaled Al-Zaid said that the donations would be delivered to Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon, noting that donations would be received at KRCS headquarters during day and evening work hours.