• A child smiles to the camera after he was given some clothes after the Emirates Red Cresent’s distribution in Madagascar as part of the Clothe a Million Children campaign.
    A child smiles to the camera after he was given some clothes after the Emirates Red Cresent’s distribution in Madagascar as part of the Clothe a Million Children campaign.
  • A child whose father was killed tries to sell rocks pretending it is chocolate to raise money for his family in Madagascar
    A child whose father was killed tries to sell rocks pretending it is chocolate to raise money for his family in Madagascar
  • Hamad Al Kaabi puts his ghutra on a child’s head in Madagascar after the distribution of clothes.
    Hamad Al Kaabi puts his ghutra on a child’s head in Madagascar after the distribution of clothes.
  • A Syrian boy with pleading eyes looks towards the delegation in one of the camps in Jordan.
    A Syrian boy with pleading eyes looks towards the delegation in one of the camps in Jordan.
  • Hamad Al Kaabi shows children some of the pictures he took of them during the Emirates Red Crescent’s visit to Madagascar.
    Hamad Al Kaabi shows children some of the pictures he took of them during the Emirates Red Crescent’s visit to Madagascar.
  • Mr Al Kaabi, centre, visits the Syrian refugee camp in Arbil.
    Mr Al Kaabi, centre, visits the Syrian refugee camp in Arbil.
  • A smiling Down’s Syndrome child in Tajikistan where the Emirates Red Crescent charity team was giving out clothes as part of the Clothe a Million Children campaign.
    A smiling Down’s Syndrome child in Tajikistan where the Emirates Red Crescent charity team was giving out clothes as part of the Clothe a Million Children campaign.

In pictures: Spreading a message of hope


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Emirati Hamad Al Kaabi is using the spirit of Ramadan to spread a message of hope in refugee camps. The university student is a keen volunteer with the Emirates Red Crescent charity, where he puts his photography skills to good use by taking pictures of the refugees. Pictures by Hamad Al Kaabi