A few days ago, the UAE government officially launched a campaign to provide relief aid to Gaza. Dirham Stretcher has a wide reach- please help us spread the word to those who’d like to support. The following registered charities accept donations.

1) The Emirates Red Crescent Authority

Emirates Red Crescent has established aid collection centers throughout the UAE for Gaza support. You can choose to make a monetary donation via Apple or Samsung Pay, SMS or bank transfer under emiratesrc.ae, or drop off items at collection points. These centers are open every day from 8am to 6pm. For more info, click here.

Emirates Red Crescent donation centres in the UAE

•Dubai:

📍ERC headquarters in Al Garhoud

📍ERC warehouses in Al Quoz

📍ERC collection point in front of Carrefour, Mall of the Emirates

•Abu Dhabi:

📍Donation tent at Airport road in front of Carrefour

📍Al Marina donation tent

📍Al Shahama tent in front of Bani Yas co-operative society

📍Al Najda Street tent beside Abu Dhabi Distribution Company

📍Khalifa City tent

📍Al Shawamikh City in front of Lulu Express

📍Bani Yas City in front of Lulu Hypermarket

📍Bani Yas City in front of Bani Yas Co-operative society

•Al Ain City

📍ERC warehouses in Al Markhaniah

•Sharjah:

📍ERC headquarters in Al Rahmaniya

📍 ERC office in Al Nekhailat

•Ras Al Khaimah:

📍ERC headquarters in Dafan Al Khor

📍Ras Al Khaimah donation tent

📍Al Dhait South donation tent

📍Al Rams donation tent

📍Sha'am donation tent

📍Al Mairid donation tent

•Fujairah:

📍ERC headquarters in Al Faseel

📍Dubai Islamic Bank donation tent at Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Sharqui 83

•Ajman:

📍ERC headquarters in Meshairef

•Al Dhafra:

📍Zayed City office

📍Al Dhanna City in Al Ruwais

📍Al Sila'

•Umm Al Quwain:

📍ERC headquarters at Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street

Items you can donate include :
Diapers
Wipes
Baby and kids’ toiletries
Formula
Baby biscuits
Nutritional supplements such as Pediasure (for kids up to 10 years old)
Cerelac
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Soap
Shampoo
Feminine hygiene products
Blankets
Towels
Flour
Oil
Dates
Canned foods such as : Foul, Chickpeas, Green peas, Corn, Tuna, Meat
Tea
Salt
Sugar
Biscuits

2) The UNRWA- United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East

The UNRWA is a UN agency dedicated to help Palestinian refugees from emergency help to schooling. Currently, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering inside UNRWA schools. An emergency appeal has been set up for Gaza. Click here to donate.

3) UNICEF Gulf for every child

Unicef works worldwide to provide children with basic health and safety. Visit unicef.org to find more about the Gaza campaign. Click here to donate.

4) Baitulmaal offers humanitarian assistance

Baitulmaal provide urgent relief items like food, water, and medical essentials.

To donate, visit baitulmaal.org . For more information, click here.

5) The Palestine Children's Relief Fund

The Palestine Children's Relief Fund helps with urgent medical care and other needs in Gaza and Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Click here to donate.

6) Hope-Amel UAE

The registered charity ope Amel UAE collects essential items for mothers and children to be sent to Gaza via the Red Crescent. The campaign has started in Abu Dhabi but they have collection points in Dubai. They have put together an Amazon wishlist, click here.

•The easiest way to donate is to buy items from their Amazon wishlist and have them sent directly to their collection point. Add items to your cart and their delivery address will automatically pop up at checkout. This will only work if you have items exclusively from their wishlist in your cart.

•If you’d rather drop off items yourself in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, you can contact them on Instagram and ask for the address but please stick to their wishlist. Monetary donations or items not mentioned in the list will not be accepted. 

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