KRCS extols Kuwaiti women's voluntarism

KUWAIT, Aug 18 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) said Sunday Kuwaiti women are eager to adopt voluntary humanitarian initiatives that effectively contribute to social welfare.
"Time is now ripe for women to have their normal status just alongside men, thus playing a great part in charitable action," KRCS Chairman Hilal Al-Sayer told KUNA.
Al-Sayer made the remark during a ceremony thrown by the Cabinet's Social Development Office at the KRCS headquarters to mark the World Humanitarian Day (WHD), which falls Monday (Aug 19).
All potential has been put at the disposal of women in order to unleash their energies and capitalize on their intellectual capabilities and social presence to prop up altruism nationwide, he emphasized.
He added that his charity is interested in aiding women living in disaster-hit countries, whether by offering them money or rebuilding their damaged homes.
On her part, KRCS Secretary-General Maha Al-Barjas believed that involvement in the humanitarian sphere has undoubtedly boosted aid workers' positive orientations.
The Kuwaiti charity's female workers have managed confidently and amazingly to run humanitarian projects in different world countries, mainly aiming at easing out the woes and anguish of the have-nots, she said.
However, she said, there is a pressing need for women to get more engaged in disaster response teams, especially as far as cultural and social aspects are concerned. (end) msa.ha.mt