Gaza Relief: Registered Humanitarian Entities for Palestine in GCC

The UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain have launched public donation and fundraising campaigns through several registered entities to provide humanitarian relief and aid to the Palestinian people impacted by the war in the Gaza Strip.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continued to worsen as hundreds of innocent civilians including women and children were killed in the bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital on Tuesday, October 17^th.

The events of the week have led to a surge in fundraising and donations in the Gulf countries for the Palestinian people impacted.

Fundraising and donations are regulated within the Gulf Countries Council (GCC) and must be done through one of the licensed charities or humanitarian organizations.

Below is a list of registered and licensed charities and humanitarian organizations to donate to Gaza in the Gulf region:

UAE:

Emirates Red Crescent (ERC)

Image source: Emirates Red Crescent.

The Emirates Red Crescent has launched an online donation campaign 'Tarahum for Gaza' where people in the UAE can donate money for Palestine via card, text message, bank transfer, or Apple Pay.

ERC has also organized a campaign asking for the relief items that the people in Gaza need the most. These can be brought to ERC's branches across the UAE. 

Sharjah Charity International

Image source: Sharjah Charity International.

Sharjah Charity International is also contributing to the 'Tarahum for Gaza' campaign. People in the UAE can donate money to the campaign through the link in Sharjah Charity's Instagram story. 

Donations can be made via card, SMS, bank transfer, or Apple Pay.

Donations can also be made in cash in person at The Big Heart Foundation, Volunteer Sharjah, and the Government of Sharjah's District Affairs Department. 

The organization has also launched a donation campaign for emergency and relief items that have been shared on their Instagram page.

Qatar 

Qatar Charity

Image source: Qatar Charity.

Qatar Charity has launched a 'For Palestine' campaign to provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. 

Donations can be made at the website or at the hotline 44290000. 

People in Qatar can also make donations at the Qatar Charity branches or collection points across the country. 

Qatar Red Crescent (QRC)

Image source: Qatar Red Crescent.

Qatar Red Crescent has launched an online donation campaign 'Relief for Palestine'.

The donations to the campaign will help QRC provide food, shelter, and medical care to Palestinians. 

QRC also has other donation campaigns open for Gaza and people interested in them can check out their website for more information.

Bahrain 

Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF)

Image source: UNICEF.

The RHF had organized a donation campaign for the people in Gaza where people can donate. 

The donations can be made at the RHF website, through a bank transfer, or through SMS. 

The donation link is available in the Instagram bio for RHF's profile. 

Kuwait

Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS)

Image source: Kuwait Red Crescent Society.

KRCS has launched a relief campaign for Palestine. The donation link is available in the Instagram bio of KRCS' website. 

The campaign will help the KRCS provide humanitarian aid to the people in Gaza. 

Oman 

Oman Charitable Organization (OCO)

Image source: UNICEF.

OCO has organized a donation campaign for Palestine. 

People in Oman can donate through the OCO's website, through the Jood platform, via SMS, through bank transfers, or through ONEIC Automatic Payment Machines. 

The information for the campaign is available on OCO's Instagram page.

Saudi Arabia

At the time of this writing, there aren't any ongoing campaigns inside the Kingdom, so residents in Saudi Arabia can instead refer to the donation campaigns under the 'Regional' section at the top of this article. 

On a state level, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a contribution of US$ 2 million to UNRWA in support of Palestine Refugees three days ago. 

International Organizations in the GCC

UNICEF Gulf

Image source: UNICEF.

UNICEF has launched an online donation campaign for humanitarian aid for children in Gaza.

UNRWA

Image source: UNRWA.

UNRWA has launched an online donation campaign 'Gaza Emergency Relief'. 

The organization is asking for donations of food and non-food items that will be delivered to people in Gaza. 

ICRC

Image source: ICRC.

ICRC also has an online donation link to support people affected by conflict.

WFP

Image source: WFP.

WFP has also launched an online donation campaign 'Emergency in Palestine', which will help WFP provide Palestinian families with emergency food aid.