- JEDDAH: The Saudi Welfare Society to Sponsor Saudi Families Abroad (Awasser) will have 11 specialized committees to assist Saudi families in 24 countries and to facilitate their return to the Kingdom for those wishing to come home, according to the chairman of the society’s board of directors, Tawfiq Abdul Aziz Al-Suwailem.
Awasser is a nongovernmental body that cares for Saudi children and family members abroad.
Al-Suwailem said the committees would implement and follow up on the activities of the society aimed at helping Saudi families abroad and boosting ties with government departments and charitable organizations to achieve this goal.
“The society plans to visit nine countries in the coming days and, in collaboration with the Saudi embassies in those countries, will help stranded Saudis wishing to return home,” Al-Suwailem said.
He revealed that through the help of the government, the society was able to extend financial and material assistance to Saudi families in 24 Arab, Islamic, Asian and American countries.
The director said the society would soon embark on a massive awareness campaign to enlighten Saudis about the risks of marrying foreign women in the countries they visit.
Sons and daughters of Saudis in a number of countries including Indonesia, Egypt, India, and the Philippines are demanding to be repatriated to Saudi Arabia — the home of their fathers.
