Kuwait Red Crescent: Strengthening National Partnerships as a Key Pillar for Developing Humanitarian Work and Expanding Its Social Impact

Kuwait City, October 20 (KUNA) -- The chairman of the board of directors of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, Khaled Al-Mughams, reaffirmed today, Tuesday, the society’s commitment to strengthening its strategic partnerships with national institutions and the oil sector, in order to support humanitarian work, develop community initiatives, and unify efforts to serve various segments of society. This statement came during Al-Mughams’s meeting with Abdulrahman Al-Alayan, Director of the Public Relations and Administrative Services Group at Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC), and his team, including Abdulwahab Al-Qatami, Head of Public Relations and Media Team, and Mariam Al-Samhan, Senior Public Relations Officer, to discuss prospects for joint cooperation and to learn about the society’s programs and its humanitarian and relief activities.

Speaking to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Al-Mughams said that the society places great emphasis on building sustainable institutional relationships with various national entities, driven by its conviction in the importance of role complementarity and the utilization of capabilities and expertise to develop the humanitarian work system and enhance its capacity to respond to community needs. He added that cooperation with oil sector institutions presents an opportunity to expand the scope of humanitarian and volunteer initiatives and to leverage institutional expertise in implementing specialized programs that yield tangible impacts, promote values of solidarity and mutual support among members of society, and ensure their sustainability both within Kuwait and abroad.

For his part, Al-Alayan, in a similar statement to KUNA, emphasized KOTC’s commitment to building bridges of communication with leading humanitarian institutions and learning from their field experiences, thereby opening avenues for knowledge and expertise exchange and exploring cooperation opportunities in areas of mutual interest. He noted that the visit provided an opportunity to review the relief and volunteer programs implemented by the society and its operational mechanisms, highlighting the importance of drawing on successful humanitarian experiences to develop initiatives related to corporate social responsibility and to encourage a culture of such responsibility among institutions and their employees. He praised the humanitarian and relief role played by the Kuwait Red Crescent Society both domestically and internationally, expressing his anticipation for launching joint initiatives that serve the community and achieve the desired objectives. (End) S.L.M. / N.W.F.