The Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) announced the provision of a donation service for its charitable and relief projects electronically through the “BenefitPay” application, in addition to paying the Society fees for the services it provides such as first aid courses.
The Society stated that the electronic payment mechanism through this application will be enabled through the “Charities” section, then choosing the Bahrain Red Crescent Society, and selecting from a list of public donations, Ramadan donations or project donations, or paying first aid courses and membership fees.
The Director of Administration Affairs at the Bahrain Red Crescent Society, Ms. Rana Ahmed, said that this step is part of the Society’s efforts to develop its financial resources and advance its obligations towards the relief projects it implements inside and outside Bahrain in countries such as Lebanon, Sudan, and others, in addition to the periodic distribution of financial and in-kind aid to about four thousands of needy Bahraini families.
For her part, the head of the accounts department in the association, Mrs. Zainab Zayer, indicated that “The exceptional health conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the precautionary measures to stop the spread of the virus affirmed the necessity to increase reliance on digital payment channels. Moreover, the Society is considering the possibility of distributing financial donations to needy families through those channels instead of handing them over personally, to facilitate the workflow”.
The Bahrain Red Crescent Society’s adoption of the BenefitPay application services is part of the Society’s endeavors to keep pace with the digital transformation to provide more rapid and effective electronic payment channels and to take advantage of the technical infrastructure available in the Kingdom of Bahrain.