Kuwait continues aiding Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) distributed on Friday relief supplies to 3,500 Syrian families that have taken up refuge in Lebanon, fleeing violence at home. Dr. Musaed Al-Enezi, the envoy of the society in Lebanon, said in a statement to KUNA bread and olive oil were given to these families. The Kuwaiti society is providing each Syrian family in need for support 14 loaves of bread per day throughout a month, as part of its "loaf of bread" humanitarian program in the country, aimed at aiding thousands of Syrian refugees. Deals were made with bakeries in the northern areas of Al-Minyara, Halba and Al-Miyah to distribute the bread to the Syrians, he said. Next Monday, the society will begin distributing bread in the southern city of Sidon, targeting up to 2,500 Syrian families. Mustafa Akel, the head of the municipal union in Al-Miyah, praised the Kuwaiti philanthropic efforts aimed at easing off hardships and suffering of the refugees. "This generous initiative signals the humane side of nature of the Kuwaiti people," he said in remarks to KUNA. The multi-phased humane program is designed to aid thousands of Syrian refugees. Its second phase will cover 9,000 families, each to be supplied with 14 loaves a day, in addition to a liter of olive oil. The KRCS has agreed with bakeries in Lebanon and Jordan to secure bread for the refugees. Al-Minya alone hosts more than 1,000 Syrian families. Total number of the Syrian refugees in the country is estimated at 400,000.