The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS). The MoU aims at
strengthening the bonds of cooperation between the two parties to achieve
common goals in various humanitarian and developmental fields of public
benefit.
Mr. Meshal Sultan Al Hitmi, Ashghal’s Shared Services Affairs Director
signed the memorandum from Ashghal's side, and Ibrahim Abdullah Al Maliki, Chief Executive Director
signed it from the Qatar Red Crescent side. In attendance was a number of
Ashghal’s managers and QRCS representatives.
The MoU provides opportunities for the Public Works Authority and the
Qatar Red Crescent Society to benefit from the cooperation between them to
achieve their mission of supporting vulnerable groups and community
development, and building on the competencies and resources available to both
parties.
The memorandum also aims to enable the Public Works Authority and Qatar
Red Crescent Society to cooperate in charitable projects internally or
externally, especially about creating a working environment in Ashghal's
projects, and carrying out awareness campaigns and medical examinations for the
workers. This is in addition to the participation in organising conferences,
media coverage, events entertainment, and sports.
In his speech, Mr. Meshal Sultan Al Hitmi, Ashghal’s Shared Services
Affairs Director said that Ashghal puts a great emphasis on social
responsibility, as it cooperates with various governmental and private entities
as well as social institutions to achieve the highest standards of social
responsibility. He expressed his gratitude in signing a memorandum of
understanding with the Qatar Red Crescent Society, which is one of the leading
institutions in the field of charity, humanitarian and development work of
various kinds.
He added: The recent cooperation between Ashghal and QRCS included the
distribution of more than 1000 winter bags for workers in the new Hamad General
Hospital Trauma and Emergency Department as part of "Together for
Benevolence" campaign, and the distribution of mobile recharge cards to
2500 workers in the Doha North Treatment Plant as part of "Feena el
Khair" campaign.
Ibrahim Abdullah Al Maliki, Chief Executive
Director
at Qatar Red Crescent Society, commented: "We at the QRCS honor and
appreciate the various aspects of cooperation between the Red Crescent and
Ashghal over the past years, especially in the ‘Together for Benevolence’
programme. The programme aimed at caring for expatriate workers, where the full
coordination with those involved in Ashghal played a prominent role in the
success of this charitable programme, reflecting the values of human solidarity
among the different categories of society."
Al-Maliki stressed the
importance of the institutional partnership in the joint efforts and the
integration of visions and investment of energies towards achieving the common
goals. He expressed his happiness with this agreement and is looking forward to
further cooperation and understanding between the two organisation in the
future, God willing.