UN Refugee Agency Ramadan ‘Every Gift Counts’ campaign exceeds target
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Ramadan campaign in support of the refugee cause exceeded its target by thousands of families, to help around 41,000 people for one year.
“We initially planned to raise funds to support 5,000 refugee and internally displaced families, and with the outpouring of public generosity we were thankfully able to reach thousands more,” Shadi Ghrawi, UNHCR Islamic Philanthropy Officer, told Salaam Gateway.
The agency’s Ramadan campaign last year raised funds to support 3,913 families for an entire year.
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