Sharjah: Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and UNHCR Eminent Advocate, has urged TBHF, a leading Sharjah-based global humanitarian organization, to provide aid to the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine. The recent crisis on the Gaza strip has left millions of Palestinians, including women, children, and the elderly, under siege.
Sheikha Jawaher directed the organization dedicated to helping refugees and the needy worldwide to send critical aid worth more than $8 million to the victims of the devastating ongoing war in Gaza.
TBHF took this critical humanitarian step as the conflict in the Gaza Strip is evolving rapidly and has left its residents without access to food, shelter, clean water, electricity, medical supplies, and other basic necessities. Sheikha Jawaher emphasized that “providing support and assistance to our Palestinian brethren is an enduring, time-honoured principle proudly upheld by the UAE and Sharjah.”
The TBHF Chairperson further stressed that humanitarian support and advocacy for the Palestinian people were at the very heart of TBHF’s founding, which began with the 2009 ‘Salam Ya Seghar’ campaign, which created one of the organization’s main programs, the Palestine Fund.
The UNHCR Eminent Advocate has pointed out the urgency of the situation, stressing that “the trying times being experienced by the Palestinian people cannot be prolonged and that every form of assistance, no matter how modest or substantial, holds the power to transform lives.” Furthermore, Sheikha Jawaher appreciated the consistent humanitarian spirit displayed by the residents of the UAE on every occasion.
The globally admired humanitarian leader called on both individuals and institutions in the country, regardless of citizenship or residency status, to contribute to the efforts aimed at providing basic necessities to the Palestinian people.