'I Deserve a Life' campaign is designed to make Emirati society completely cancer-free. The photo shows hats made for cancer patients
Sharjah - Charitable organisation collecting funds for patients under 'I Deserve a Life,' campaign
Published: Wed 29 Jun 2016, 6:12 PM
Last updated: Wed 29 Jun 2016, 8:36 PM
Cancer patients struggling to pay for treatment are benefitting from a Ramadan initiative from Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP). The Sharjah-based charitable organisation that serves cancer patients and their families is collecting funds for sufferers under its 'I Deserve a Life,' campaign, with zakat - Islamic religious alms - collected at three branches of Sharjah Cooperative Society.
The initiative, which has been established specially to assist cancer patients who are less affluent, sees zakat collecting points at Sharjah Cooperative Society's branches at Al Sewihat, Halwan and Al Qarayen. The fund-raising campaign allows individuals, government and private authorities and entities to donate zakat to FoCP throughout the holy month of Ramadan.
How to donate
> Individuals and organisations can donate Dh10 to 'I Deserve a Life' via SMS by sending the word 'Zakat' to 4425 (Etisalat or Du).
> Money can also be deposited into FoCP's Zakatkm Elajohm bank account at the main branch of Sharjah Islamic Bank: 003-0364854-003 (International Bank Account Number 'IBAN': AE350410000030364854003).
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All proceeds generated from 'I Deserve a Life' will be given to cancer patients who need financial support to cover their medical costs. FoCP's holy month initiative has been devised to be in alignment with its quest to help patients who are diagnosed with various forms of cancer in the UAE and to provide them with the care that they need. The campaign is part of the organisation's wider mission to make Emirati society completely cancer-free.
"Launched in 2013 and implemented only during the holy month of Ramadan, 'I Deserve a Life' aims to raise funds as well as awareness about cancer in order to reduce the disease's effects on the individual and on society as a whole. In addition to providing financial support, it also gives moral and social support for patients and their families, which is just as important. The initiative forms an essential strand of our voluntary work, which is a fundamental pillar that characterises our beloved country," said Al Madhi.
'I Deserve a Life' is derived from an official Fatwa. The Permanent Fatwa Committee in Sharjah has approved the paying of medical treatment costs for cancer patients from certified zakat money under two conditions; firstly, that the patient is unable to pay the costs themselves and secondly that the fund is used to cover treatment charges only. The Fatwa is considered to be the basic framework within which the initiative functions and within which FoCP's teams are committed.
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