QRCS plans to double number of volunteers to 60,000 by next year
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Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) plans to double the number of its volunteers to 60,000 by next year enrolling a large number of youngsters to...
Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) plans to double the number of its volunteers to 60,000 by next year enrolling a large number of youngsters to instil the spirit of serving the community.
“Our operational plan is to increase the number of volunteers from 31,000 at present to 60,000 by the end of 2025,” said Director of Volunteering and Local Development Sector at QRCS Hussein Aman Al Ali.
Speaking to Qatar TV yesterday, he said that QRCS targets to double the number of its volunteers because the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reduced the age of volunteers from 18 years and above to five years and above.
“We plan to train 11,000 to 15,000 students as volunteers during the forthcoming academic year 2024-25. They will be recruited for the QRCS volunteering work next year,” said Al Ali.
He said that QRCS also launched a volunteering programme to create a culture of volunteering works in the institutions operating in Qatar.
