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Qatar Charity Boosts Food Security in Chad’s Refugee Camps

With the support of generous donors, Qatar Charity (QC) has distributed food baskets to refugee families in Gaoui refugee camp in Chad, benefiting 656 households. This assistance is part of ongoing humanitarian efforts to ease daily hardship and strengthen food security amid one of Africa’s largest refugee crises. The food baskets contained essential staple items sufficient to meet the basic needs of beneficiary families for approximately one month. Many refugees in the camp rely largely on humanitarian aid to secure their daily food requirements. The distribution was carried out in coordination with the National Commission for the Reception and Reintegration of Refugees and Returnees (CNARR) and took place in the presence of local authorities and community leaders, ensuring that assistance reached vulnerable families efficiently and transparently. Mr. Idriss Mahamat Ali Abdallah, Permanent Secretary of CNARR, praised Qatar Charity’s continued support for refugees across multiple humanitarian sectors. He stressed the need to sustain such efforts as displacement grows and basic needs continue to rise in Chad. For his part, Mr. Hassan Abdallah Mohamed, the Gaoui village leader, expressed his deep appreciation for the initiative, commending the role of donors from the State of Qatar in supporting refugees. He called for further humanitarian initiatives to help reduce the burden of displacement on thousands of affected families. Maryam, a widowed refugee caring for orphaned children, said the food basket arrived at a critical time, after her family had exhausted all means of support. She noted that the assistance helped secure her family’s most essential needs. The initiative comes amid mounting humanitarian pressures in Chad, which currently hosts more than 1.2 million refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), most of them from Sudan and neighboring countries, according to estimates by UN agencies and international organizations. Many live in camps suffering from limited resources, widespread poverty, and food insecurity. Humanitarian assessments indicate that refugee families face several challenges, including food shortages, limited access to health services, and scarce livelihood opportunities. This makes food assistance a vital humanitarian necessity to ensure a minimum level of stability and dignified living for the most vulnerable groups.

22/04/2026

Qatar Charity puts an end to the suffering of the most vulnerable patients in Ghana
Thanks to the generous support of benevolent donors whose giving in Qatar has only been amplified by the country’s current exceptional circumstances Qatar Charity’s medical teams have implemented specialized medical initiatives under the “Warding off Calamity'campaign. These initiatives have had a direct and significant impact in Ghana, where the teams succeeded in performing numerous eye surgeries and cochlear implant operations, restoring sight and hearing for the patients most in need. This was carried out as part of the “Night 27 Challenge,” in which donors raced to help put an end to the suffering and pain of patients in several countries around the world. “From Intention to Operation” Qatar Charity’s medical teams began implementing an eye-care campaign for a group of patients in Accra, the capital of Ghana. They carried out early medical screening for a number of eye patients, selected those who required surgery, and then commenced the ongoing procedures in recent days for a large number of them seizing the opportunity for a rapid response and making the most of the “Night 27 Challenge,” which mobilized support from benevolent donors in Qatar and transformed their good intentions into humanitarian medical operations and initiatives in a number of countries around the world. Al-Hajj Mohammed Idris, one of the eye patients who benefited from treatment under the “Alleviate Calamity” campaign, said that Qatar Charity had done a wonderful job by helping the blind and those suffering from eye problems to see and return to life once again. The beneficiaries expressed their thanks and appreciation to the benevolent donors in Qatar. With the participation of several senior physicians whom Qatar Charity was keen to bring in from outside Ghana cochlear implant surgeries were performed for children with hearing loss. These are specialized procedures and are rare in Ghana. Qatar Charity also took this opportunity to train ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors so that these operations can be localized within the country, eliminating the need to bring doctors from abroad in the future. The number of beneficiaries reached five, according to Engineer Hassan Ouda, Director of Qatar Charity’s offices in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. Ouda added that what was achieved is not merely assistance to patients, but also knowledge that will continue to benefit others. He asked God to accept it from the benevolent donors in Qatar and to make it a means of averting calamity from their loved ones. Restoring hearing, hope, and life Dr. Abdul Karim Al-Bula‘si, Senior Consultant in ENT and cochlear implantation, explained that he came with Qatar Charity to perform cochlear implant operations at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital complex procedures through which patients’ hearing can be restored. He said that, by the grace of Almighty God and thanks to the generous support of benevolent donors in Qatar, such operations are being carried out to restore hearing and life for poor patients who cannot afford the cost of the device due to its high price. He added that a person with hearing loss remains isolated from society and from life; and through cochlear implantation, “we are not merely implanting a device we are restoring life and hope,” enabling the child to integrate into society, learn the Qur’an, understand prayer, and reflect on God’s signs in the universe. In his words, it is truly a project of life.
20/04/2026 More details  
Ghanaian Foreign Minister and Qatari Ambassador inaugurate new Qatar Charity service complex in Ghana
Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Qatari Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Khalid bin Jaber Al-Musallam, inaugurated a new service complex built by Qatar Charity in North Tongo District with generous support from donors in Qatar. The complex includes a school, a mosque, teachers' accommodation, and a well providing clean drinking water to more than 2,000 beneficiaries. At the inauguration ceremony, which was also addressed by the District Chief Executive, Ms. Victoria Amifadzi Yawa Doo said: 'We have inaugurated a comprehensive project that helps in preparing minds, hearts, and souls. It includes classrooms with a capacity of 250 students, offices for staff and support facilities, in addition to eight teachers' accommodation units, an automated water and sanitation system, and a mosque at Afemi Batur Technical Secondary School.' Diplomatic Appreciation The Ghanaian Foreign Minister praised the impactful partnership with Qatar Charity, which has been a cornerstone of the fraternal and humanitarian relations between Qatar and Ghana. He also commended the achievements of Qatar Charity's office in Ghana since the beginning of this year, which implemented 1,249 projects that transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries last year. He said: 'We value the role played by Qatar Charity in Ghana, and we see its interventions during 2025 as a model of partnership that translates solidarity into tangible services in water, education, relief, and health. This work contributes to strengthening social stability and supporting local development initiatives, and we emphasize the importance of continuing this cooperation to serve the most vulnerable communities.' Qatar's Vision for Education Ms. Victoria expressed her appreciation for the support of the generous people of Qatar in establishing the complex, which includes the Sheikha bint Musa bin Hassan Al-Saai Mosque, a school building with six classrooms covering 412 square meters, and a water well. Approximately 2,664 beneficiaries in the North Tongo District of Ghana will benefit from the project's various facilities. For his part, Engineer Hassan Oda, Director of the Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire offices, stated during the opening ceremony that Qatar Charity, based on the vision of the State of Qatar, considers education the primary driver of community development, especially for marginalized and rural communities. He added that Qatar Charity is committed to enhancing access to quality and dignified educational services by building schools and the necessary infrastructure to facilitate students' access to education in a way that ensures their safety, benefit, and dignity. Addressing Development Challenges He affirmed the continuation of Qatar Charity’s mission to develop this type of project that the community needs, thanks to the efforts of its generous donors, and to continue to effectively and efficiently address the most important humanitarian and development challenges in Ghana through a wide range of interventions that touch the needs of vulnerable communities and needy families, through quality projects in the education, culture, health, water and sanitation, social welfare, housing, livelihoods, relief, and rehabilitation sectors, in addition to establishing multi-service centers
19/04/2026 More details  
As Sudan Conflict Enters Fourth Year, Qatar Charity Aids One Million
With support from generous donors, Qatar Charity (QC) continues its humanitarian response to those affected by the prolonged conflict in Sudan, as the conflict enters its fourth year on 15 April 2026. Since April 2023, Qatar Charity has implemented and continues to deliver relief, health, and food assistance projects inside Sudan and for Sudanese refugees in neighboring countries. These interventions have reached more than one million beneficiaries, with a total cost of approximately QAR 98 million. Over the past three years, Qatar Charity has carried out 74 humanitarian projects and interventions inside and outside Sudan, either through its field teams or in partnership with international and local organizations. These efforts respond to what is now considered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in terms of scale and complexity. Since the conflict's onset, Qatar Charity has been a leading humanitarian responder, coordinating with Qatari authorities to dispatch aid flights and launch relief projects within Sudan and for refugees in neighboring countries. These initiatives seek to reduce suffering and strengthen the resilience of communities impacted by the continuous crisis. Interventions Inside Sudan Within Sudan, Qatar Charity has implemented 52 humanitarian projects across several conflict‑affected states, benefiting around 911,000 displaced and affected people, at a cost exceeding QAR 75 million. Food assistance accounted for the largest share, reaching more than 520,000 people to address worsening food insecurity. Comprehensive relief projects supported about 125,000 people, while health interventions provided medical services to over 127,000 beneficiaries, amid widespread disruption of health facilities. Shelter projects assisted around 16,000 people, alongside water, sanitation, and non‑food item interventions that helped improve living conditions and reduce health risks for tens of thousands of families. Supporting Sudanese Refugees In parallel, Qatar Charity expanded its support to Sudanese refugees in neighboring countries through 22 humanitarian projects, benefiting over 133,000 refugees, with a total cost of approximately QAR 22.7 million. These interventions included food assistance for nearly 62,000 refugees, shelter support for around 12,000 people, and health, water, sanitation, education, and multi‑sector relief services reaching more than 60,000 beneficiaries, helping ease pressure on host communities and improve refugees’ ability to cope with harsh displacement conditions. Deepening Humanitarian Crisis These efforts come as Sudan’s war enters its fourth year, leaving one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. According to UN and international sources, around 33.7 million people need urgent humanitarian assistance in 2026. About 8.9 million people are internally displaced, while more than 4.5 million have fled to neighboring countries. Over 21 million people face acute food insecurity, with famine reported in parts of Darfur and Kordofan. The conflict has also devastated the health system, with more than one‑third of health facilities out of service, alongside outbreaks of disease linked to malnutrition and poor water and sanitation, compounded by severe funding shortfalls limiting humanitarian response capacity.
16/04/2026 More details  

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