4/19/2026
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