Indonesian philanthropy Dato Sri Tahir again poured his coffers for victims of conflict in the Middle East. After yesterday to Jordan, Tahir now contributes millions of dollars to Palestinian refugees and Syrians in Lebanon.
One of the richest men in Indonesia is visiting several refugee camps in Lebanon, one of them in the Bekaa Valley camp. Tahir had previously visited refugee camps in Jordan.
in Lebanon, he meets a family who has special needs children. He spontaneously expressed his desire to bring them to Indonesia.
"May I bring (this child) to Indonesia," Tahir asked. However, it is not taken seriously by the child's family. Probably because of language limitations.
Tahir could no longer hide his grief after a visit. According to the conditions that occurred in the Middle East destroyed by war. "This world is in turmoil," Tahir said.
Tahir also provides assistance to the refugees. Assistance was provided at the Lebanese Refugees Ministry's office. The award was witnessed by Lebanese Refugee Minister Mouin Merherby and UNHCR and UNRWA representatives.
Help each US $ 400 thousand for Syrian refugees and US $ 1 million for Palestinian refugees.
"Help for Palestinian refugees is very important because Indonesia wants to show our position in favor of Palestine," Tahir said at Lebanese Refugee Affairs Minister's office on Wednesday (11/4) local time.
Not only to the refugees, Bos Mayapada Group also gives its appreciation to the Lebanese government. He said the refugee board is not an easy matter. He also gave a donation of US $ 500 thousand.
Thus, the total donation given Tahir reaches US $ 1.9 million or around Rp 25 billion.
"We want to show support for the Lebanese government for caring for millions of refugees so we are also giving US $ 500,000 to the Lebanese government," he concluded.
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