

COLOMBO : The King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid will implement the Noor Saudi Volunteer Project in Sri Lanka to combat blindness and eye-related diseases .
Khalid bin Hamoud Al-Kahtani, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia said the programme will be implemented through
government hospitals in Hambantota area in the southern province and Kattankudy situated in the eastern province during the
period from November 3 to 16.
This project includes performing surgical operations on thousands of cases, providing them with medical services, medicines, spectacles and lenses, in addition to providing them with health awareness.
This project is an extension of the projects organized by the King Salman Center for
Relief and Humanitarian Aid in all countries, including Sri Lanka, as
the center has previously organized several volunteer campaigns in different regions of
of Sri Lanka during the past years.
The last of which was in Kattankudy
area of the eastern province of Sri Lanka during the period from May 4 to 10, 2024. In
addition to that, 300 tons of dates were handed over to the World Food Programme
(WFP) office in Sri Lanka on 11/06/2024 to distribute among needy
people in Sri Lanka.
In its work, the Center relies on principles based on lofty humanitarian goals, based on providing aid to the needy and relief to the afflicted anywhere in the world with an
accurate monitoring mechanism and advanced and rapid transportation methods, which is carried out with the assistance of United Nations organizations and international and local non-profit organizations in the beneficiary countries with high reliability. The projects and programs provided by the Center must be diverse according to those who
deserve them and the circumstances in which they live or have been exposed. The aid includes all sectors of relief and humanitarian work (relief security, camp management, shelter, early recovery, protection, education, water, environmental sanitation, nutrition, health, support to humanitarian operations, logistics, and emergency communications).
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center seeks to be a global model in
this field, based on several foundations, including:
Continuing the Kingdom’s approach to extending a helping hand to those in need
around the world