The King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid will implement the Noor Saudi Volunteer Project in Sri Lanka to combat blindness and diseases at government hospitals in the Hambantota and Kattankudy areas from 03 to 16 November 2024.
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Sri Lanka, Khalid bin Hamoud Al-Kahtani said the project is being launched based on the distinguished relations between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka, and the keenness of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to alleviate the suffering of countries around the world,
Accordingly, the Noor Saudi Volunteer Project includes performing surgical operations on thousands of cases, providing them with medical services, medicines, spectacles and lenses, in addition to providing them with health awareness.
This project is an extension of the projects organized by the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid in all countries, including Sri Lanka.
The center has previously organized several volunteer campaigns in different regions of Sri Lanka during the past years, the last of which was in the Kattankudy area of the Eastern Province from 04 – 10 May 2024.
In addition to this, 300 tons of dates were handed over to the World Food Programme (WFP) office in Sri Lanka in June 2024 to distribute among needy people in the nation.
In its work, the Center relies on principles based on lofty humanitarian goals, based on providing aid to the needy and relief to the afflicted anywhere in the world with an accurate monitoring mechanism and advanced and rapid transportation methods, which is carried out through the assistance of United Nations organizations and international and local non-profit organizations in the beneficiary countries with high reliability.
The projects and programs provided by the Center must be diverse according to those who deserve them and the circumstances in which they live or have been exposed. The aid includes all sectors of relief and humanitarian work (relief security, camp management, shelter, early recovery, protection, education, water, environmental sanitation, nutrition, health, support to humanitarian operations, logistics, and emergency communications).
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center seeks to be a global model in this field, based on several foundations, including:
- Continuing the Kingdom’s approach to extending a helping hand to those in need around the world.
- Providing aid without any inhumane motives.
- Coordination and consultation with trusted international organizations and bodies.
- Applying all international standards used in relief programs.
- Unifying efforts among the agencies concerned with relief work in the Kingdom.
- Professionalism and efficiency of the center’s workers and volunteers.
- Ensuring that aid reaches those who deserve it and is not exploited for other purposes.
- The aid must be of high quality and reliable source.
According to general statistics of the Center’s projects, 3091 projects have been completed at a total cost of $7,071,726,973 in 103 countries around the world as of December 31, 2024, including 18 projects at a total cost of USD 15 million in Sri Lanka. (Newswire)
