Abu Dhabi, September 12: The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has so far implemented 446 charity projects at a cost Dh54million in 16 countries.
The projects, including schools, clinics and commercial shops, received positive response from philanthropists in the UAE, who had donated generously for the projects.
The projects were carried out in Somalia, Yemen, Albania, Bosnia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Ghana, Thailand, Sudan, Togo, Pakistan, Niger, India, Senegal and Chad.
Mohammed Khalifa Ahmed Al Qamzi, secretary-general of RCA, said the authority is keen to adopt the initiatives of philanthropists in the UAE and fulfill their wishes by executing charity projects abroad.
–Agencies