16,000 people in Qatar benefit from Qatar

Qatar Charity’s Ramadan Campai

Executive Director of Local Development assured, “More than 2 million people will benefit from our ramadan projects in 1438H, at a cost of about QR 31 million.”

Qatar Charity (QC) has launched its campaign for this year’s Ramadan season entitled “Give and Shine Through”. The estimated total cost for projects to be implemented inside and outside Qatar, during the Holy Month of Ramadan 1438H, is QR 31 million, and the number of beneficiaries is expected to reach over 2 million people.

QC held a press conference at Al Jazeera Cafe in the cultural district of Katara to announce launching the campaign. It was run by Mr. Ahmed Al Ali, Director of the Media Department at QC, who started by giving thanks to the social networks and the media for supporting QC’s projects and campaigns. Also, the Executive Director of Local Development at QC and the Chairman of the Ramadan Projects Committee, Ali Atiq al-Abdullah, and a number of directors of various departments in QC have participated in the press conference.

The campaign includes three main projects: Iftar meals, Eid clothing and Zakat al-Fitr, as well as a range of public and religious projects in Qatar, and media programs broadcast through the media and social networks.

The estimated cost of projects outside Qatar is about QR 15 million and is expected to benefit more than 1.1 million people. similarly, the estimated budget for Ramadan projects in Qatar is about QR 16 million, benefiting more than 900,000 people.

Congratulation

Ali Atiq al-Abdullah, on behalf of QC, congratulated the people of Qatar and the Arab and Islamic nations, praying for having a good and rewarding Ramadan and reminding them not to forget their brethren with need. He also stimulated them to help people in this month with their generosity and giving, based on the words of the Almighty, “And if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people.”

Giving a hand

He urged benefactors and donors to lend their brothers a helping hand by donating to Qatar relief and development projects inside and outside Qatar, such as relief to the Syrian people, orphans and Needy Families Sponsorship, educational and health projects and income-generating projects so as to support the beneficiaries.

Internal projects

QC's projects in Qatar include a wide variety of Ramadan Iftar projects, and watering, and they extend to popular and cultural programs and challenging projects that allow for competition among the youth volunteer teams in cooperation and partnership with a number of related parties. Some of which are being implemented for the first time, while others have been developed. The most important of these projects are:

Fast Breaking Dinners

The number of fasting meals held or supported by QC is 23 group tables. They are distributed throughout the country for the sake of single workers, wayfarers, and low-income individuals. QC has fully taken the responsibility for completely offering 20 tables, and helping to provide 3 other tables. It is expected that 170,670 people will benefit from these dining tables, at a cost of about QR 5.5 million.

The targeted areas of iftar include Al Khor, Smeisma, Khareteyat, Gharafa, Rayan, Shahaneya, Wakrah, Bin Mahmoud, Freij Abdul Azeez, Najma, Mansoura, Bit Omran, Matar, Seleya, Jmeileya, Um Salal Muhammed, Al Ruwais, and Al Kaaban.

There are some projects that go under the Iftar project. The most important of which are:

From Home to Home

A project that enables Qatari families to prepare Iftar meals for families with limited income to reach their homes. They will be about 9000 meals throughout the holy month.

Farms Workers Iftar

The farms workers gatherings are targeted in six regions of the country and breakfast meals will be served for 600 workers per day, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 18,000.

Doha Industrial Area’s workers Iftar

The project focuses on the workers' gatherings in the industrial area, through dedicated cars to daily distribute breakfast meals. The project is expected to benefit 12,000 workers during Ramadan.

Ramadan Food Baskets

The project provides supply requirements of Ramadan for limited-income families through coupons distributed by QC or the referees. Supplies are received from the shopping malls at the beginning of Ramadan, targeting 1500 families.

Mobile Iftar

Targeting 15,000 fasting people, it provides light Iftar meals prepared by Qatari families who are in easy circumstances. The meals are distributed to motorists who hear sunset call to prayer before arriving at their homes.

SoQya, Providing Water to Prayers

The project daily distributes water to the prayers during Taraweeh and voluntary night prayer in 43 mosques. It targets more than 8064 worshipers, bringing the number of targeted throughout the holy month to 242.000 people.

Public and Cultural projects

Youth entrepreneurship competition "Entrepreneurship"

The idea is to encourage youth to compete in order to organize entrepreneurship activities to serve the community, and support Ramadan projects and external humanitarian projects, in cooperation with one of university student clubs and community development centers in QC, and then choose the best initiatives and honor who launch them.

Al- Baraha Programme for Communities

A public program that includes Iftar meals and a number of entertainment and awareness events for fostering values. It revolves around the children of communities living in Qatar and is expected to benefit 10,000 people in more than one community.

A Dialogue with Influential Figures in Ramadan

A weekly meeting in Katara throughout Ramadan, hosting a personality of intellectuals and writers, to discuss a cause of concern to the community with them, and seek to provide them solutions.

Believers

An activity held helping the community members to getused to adhere to the Prophetic Sunnah and good behaviors such as: visit the sick people, attend the funerals and feed the poor.

Cohabitation

A targeted activity for non-Muslim foreign people to familiarize them with the customs and traditions of Qatari society by organizing a day of cooperation with Muslims and engaging them in voluntary activities such as Iftar meals and visiting the gatherings.

Orphans' Gifts (Eideyas)

A celebration in which Eideya (an amount of money which is given in Eid) are distributed to orphans before Eid al-Fitr. In this regard, QC urges the public to donate money in order to put a smile on the faces of this group.

Projects outside Qatar

QC carries out its Ramadan projects in 37 countries around the world. These projects are divided into three main projects: Ramadan, Eid, and Zakat Al Fitr, with a value of about QR 15 million. More than 1.1 million people are expected to benefit from it, with a focus on countries which suffer from crises and disasters.

Iftar

The Iftar project is the largest of Ramadan projects, with a value of QR 10,031,451. It is expected that 952,889 people will benefit from the project, of which around QR 1.5 million will be allocated to the displaced and Syrian refugees. Besides, the allocations of Yemen, Somalia, Palestine, and Iraq are increased in these projects.

The target countries include: Bangladesh, Benin, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Pakistan, Senegal, Sudan, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria, Iraq, Togo, United Kingdom, Lebanon, Morocco, Philippines, Bosnia, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Kosovo, Albania and Turkey.

In addition, food has been allocated to affected people in Syria and Somalia (flour, bread, food baskets) worth more than QR 3.2 million, and is expected to benefit about 100,000 people.

Eid clothing

Benefiting 3786 orphans in 21 countries, Eid clothing project aims at gladdening the orphans sponsored by QC through offering them clothes before Eid al-Fitr, at an estimated cost of QR 378,600.

Zakat al-Fitr

QC is implementing this project, targeting 82,830 people in 33 countries across the world at an estimated cost of QR 1,242,457 in order to spread the joy among Muslims on the day of Eid al-Fitr, and to avail the needy.

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Expat communities attend QC’s

Qatar Charity has organized Moaayashah (Coexistence) programme aimed at introducing customs and traditions of Muslims in Ramadan to non-Muslims. People belonging to Indian, Nepali and Filipino communities residing in Qatar, participated in the programme.

The programme also included an Iftar party held in Souq Waqif, then visiting the Majlis of Mohammed Al Jaber, listening to the sermon delivered by Mohammed Al Anzi and attending Ramadan Ghabqa event.

The programme is also aimed at promoting social solidarity and cultural rapprochement between the local community and the expatriate communities in Qatar. It also introduces the culture and tradition of Qatar, customs and traditions of Muslims in Ramadan in addition to introducing QC's activities in and outside the country.

The guests emphasized that the activities of the program left them with a deep sense of understanding. They also expressed their pleasure in attending the collective Iftar tables, pointing out that Qatar Charity has shown them an important aspect of the Muslim personality, Qatari culture, and the spirit of love and peace that prevail among all elements of Qatari society.

In the same context, Qatar Charity also organized an Iftar for non-Muslim women, who came to know Qatari customs and traditions as well as they knew what the Holy Month of Ramadan means to Muslims and what distinguishes it from the rest of the year.

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Qatari humanitarian organizati

The join campaign entitled “Somalia: A Call For Brothers” will be kicked off on Sunday, Ramadan 25, 1439 AH, corresponding to June 10, 2018, with the participation of four Qatari humanitarian institutions, which are Qatar Red Crescent, Qatar Charity, Silatech and Education Above All Foundation.

The campaign will be supervised by the Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities (RACA) and will be supported by the Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD). The campaign is aimed at the embodiment of the spirit of solidarity between the Qatari and Somali peoples, especially in the Holy Month of Ramadan.

This join campaign also demonstrates that the Qatari people stand by their brothers in Somalia, who are living under the worsening humanitarian situation as a result of the recurrent drought, and unstable situations caused by conflicts.

Targeted Projects

The campaign aims to meet the humanitarian needs of the Somali people by providing water, health and education services and development projects in addition to humanitarian intervention in areas affected by floods and providing shelter, food baskets and medical materials worth more than QR60mn.

The campaign will focus on promoting a number of projects such as drilling and rehabilitating wells, rehabilitating water networks, providing livelihood projects, supporting the agricultural sector, educating children, building and rehabilitating schools and health centers, providing treatment to patients, Distributing Food Baskets, establishing social centers, and repairing and rehabilitating roads.

Charities involved in this campaign urges philanthropists and good doers both individuals and institutions in Qatar to seize the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan to support these projects to benefit the affected people of Somalia and stand by them in order to alleviate their human suffering and garner the support to compensate for the great shortage in infrastructure, services and facilities in the areas of health, education, shelter, food, economic empowerment and water in Somalia.

Charities also noted that this season is a month of compassion and solidarity among the people of one nation and feeling of the pain of others and their basic living difficulties.

They also underlined the role of the various media and social media influencers in mobilizing the support for the campaign and promoting its various projects, noting the radio and television coverage will be carried out live in the framework of the campaign on Ramadan 27, 1439 AH. The campaign is expected to end on the 29th of Ramadan.

Alarming International Indicators

The statistics issued by a number of United Nations (UN) organizations and international institutions indicate the deteriorating situation in Somalia because of the frequent droughts and conflicts. The most disturbing indicators are as follow:

6.2 million people (half of Somalia’s population) are threatened by a severe hunger crisis due to lack of clean water.
The displacement of 2.4 million Somalis because they suffer from hunger and insecurity, and they need to build houses that shelter them and development projects that restore social and economic stability in their country.
More than 420,000 Somalis need urgent medical assistance.
Somalia has the lowest rates of enrollment at educational institutions in the world, with only 30 per cent of children studying in primary schools and 26 per cent in secondary schools.

Ways to donate

The donation to this campaign can be made through the hotlines of participating charities according to the following:

Qatar Red Crescent = 55884707
Qatar Charity = 44667711
Silatech Foundation = 44994800
Education Above All Foundation = 44542288

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QC congratulates Qatari leader

Qatar Charity (QC) has extended its sincere congratulations and best wishes to the wise Qatari leadership, government and people on Eid al-Fitr, praying to Allah the Almighty that the peace and harmony would prevail in the world.

The charity also congratulated charity makers, good doers and philanthropist in the state of Qatar in addition to other benefactors who supported QC’s projects worldwide throughout the year, and all those who contributed to the success of Ramadan Campaign entitled "Giving is the Secret to Happiness" launched for the current year 1439/ 2018.

Yousif bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, CEO of Qatar Charity, expressed his heartiest congratulations to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, Qatari government, people, residents, and Arab and Muslim nations across the world on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

He also called upon Allah the Almighty to grant to Qatar further safety, security, stability, prosperity, peace and progress. He also wished for a lasting peace and prosperity in the Arab and Muslim world.

Al-Kuwari thanked all those who interacted with QC’s Ramadan campaign, "Giving is the Secret to Happiness", including, donors, public and private sector institutions, sponsors and all those who provided support to its project and activities in and outside Qatar such as social figures, media persons and volunteers.

He stressed that the seasonal projects implemented by Qatar Charity with the support of the people of Qatar have had a positive impact on millions at home and abroad, especially people in crisis and difficult humanitarian conditions. Also, these project helped bring pleasure to the poor and needy, needy families, orphans, refugees and displaced people, Al-Kuwari added.

QC’s CEO took this opportunity to urge the philanthropists of this country to continue supporting the needy and poor with their generosity and charity. He also pointed out that doing good is not limited to Ramadan, but should continue throughout the year, especially under difficult and exceptional circumstances, praying Allah the Almighty to accept our good deeds and multiply our rewards.

At the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadan, Qatar Charity has launched the campaign "Giving is the Secret to Happiness", which included several seasonal projects implemented by the charity inside and outside Qatar, such as Iftar, Eid clothing, food baskets, Zakat al-Fitr, in addition to public programmes and community initiatives.

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QC distributes food aid to Roh

Qatar Charity (QC) has distributed more than 3,000 food baskets to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and Nepal through its offices in both countries, as part of QC’s continuous relief efforts to ease the suffering of these refugees.

In Bangladesh during the Holy Month of Ramadan, 3,000 food baskets have been provided by QC’s office in the country to 3,000 refugee families living in the camp where the charity operates.

Also, QC’s office in Kathmandu, Nepal has distributed food baskets to 130 to Rohingya refugee families living in three small camps in the country.

The food baskets included dry food items such as rice, sugar, oil, lentils, onions, potatoes, salt, milk powder, and coal in addition to medicines.

Such aid provided by Qatar Charity and other humanitarian organizations is the main source of livelihood for the Rohingya refugees.

Last month, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Charity (QC) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have signed a tripartite cooperation agreement in Doha, Qatar, in which both QFFD and QC pledged to provide UNHCR with a total of $8.8 million to offer basic services to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

This pledge was made to provide essential life-saving assistance, with the aim to reduce the risk Rohingya refugees face in Bangladesh during the rainy and cyclone season, and beyond.

Also, Qatar Charity allocated $500,000 last year to provide shelter to the displaced and internally displaced persons in Myanmar as part of a joint agreement with UNHCR on responding to humanitarian crises.

It is noteworthy that in 2012, Qatar Charity has begun to provide humanitarian assistance to Rohingya internally displaced in Myanmar in the areas of health, food, non-food, housing, water and sanitation.

The amount of QC’s assistance provided through its ongoing relief campaign for the Rohingya internally displaced in Myanmar and refugees in Bangladesh, in coordination and cooperation with the UNHCR, or with other international organizations, or through its field office in Bangladesh, reached about $6mn, benefiting more than 500 thousand people.

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QC thanks supporters of its Ra

More than 2 million people benefited from QC’s Ramadan campaign projects in Qatar and 29 other countries around the world.
Al-Kuwari: The support of donors, partners and supporters contributed to the success of the campaign and increased the number of beneficiaries inside and outside Qatar.
Qatar Charity extended its sincere thanks to donors, benefactors, ministries, government bodies, institutions, business groups, media, sports clubs and youth and volunteer initiatives.

Qatar Charity (QC) expressed its thanks and gratitude to the institutions, companies and national entities that contributed to the success of its Ramadan campaign entitled “Giving is the secret to happiness” for the year 1439 AH/ 2018 by sponsoring its projects, co-operating, or providing facilities and support to implement them. The total number of beneficiaries reached more than two million people in and outside Qatar.

Partnerships and areas of cooperation as part of the campaign covered social figures, government and semi-government sector, private sector, and different entities, which made it easier for QC employees to perform their duties and fulfill their mission, and contributed to the success of the Ramadan Campaign.

Partners in Success

Yousif bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, CEO of Qatar Charity, said "We extend our heartiest thanks to all the supporters and sponsors of QC’s Ramadan campaign, including Qatari people and residents. This affirms their keenness to do good deeds, and their sincere desire to support the humanitarian work, which contributed to the success of the campaign, maximizing its outputs and increasing the number of beneficiaries inside and outside Qatar.

Al Kuwari called upon Allah, the Almighty to accept the good deeds of all those who supported and multiply their rewards.

Al-Kuwari also thanked HE Dr Issa Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs and Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Dhaimi, Director General of the Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities for their great support for charitable work, which helped overcome all obstacles that may impede the success of QC’s Ramadan campaign entitled “Giving is the secret to happiness”.

Government Institutions

Qatar Charity has developed many co-operation partnerships with various government entities to provide, implement and support social and awareness projects during the holy month of Ramadan. In recognition of this, the charity expressed its thanks and gratitude to the following:

Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Ministry of Municipality and Environment, Ministry of Culture and Sports, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center (Fanar), Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar University, Qatar Airways, Hamad International Airport, Katara Cultural Village, Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail), Qatar Ports Management Company, Qatar Foundation for Elderly Care (IHSAN), in addition to the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs and Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities.

Media Organizations

In the field of media, Qatar Charity expressed thanks to Qatar News Agency, Al Jazeera, Qatar TV, Al Rayyan TV, Al Quran Al Kareem Radio, Sout Al-Khaleej Radio, Qatar Radio (Arabic & English), Al Sharq Newspaper, Al Arab Newspaper, Al Raya Newspaper, Al Watan Newspaper, Lusail Newspaper, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed (The New Arab), Gulf Times, The Peninsula, Qatar Tribune for providing excellent media coverage of QC's Ramadan activities or for broadcasting a number of radio and television programmes produced by Qatar Charity.

Commercial Entities

The charity also appreciated the role of commercial entities in supporting QC’s Ramadan campaign by hosting its collection points, funding its Iftar tables, sponsoring its projects and initiatives, or giving discounts based on partnerships in some projects, which benefited many poor, needy and low-income families. The most prominent commercial entities are as follows:

Ooredoo, Vodafone, Suliman & Brothers Company, Jassim Darwish Islamic Center, Doha English Speaking School (DESS), KidzMondo Doha, Al Bawadi Restaurant, Opera Company, Mall of Qatar, Lulu Hypermarket, Al Meera, Ansar Gallery, Hayat Plaza, Landmark Mall, Villaggio, Gulf Mall, Tawar Mall, Ezdan Mall, Mohmmed Hamad Al Mana Group, Katara Hospitality, Baladna farm, Monoprix Qatar, Aura Entertainment Company, qatar National Import and Export Company., Ismail Ali Al Emadi Group, and Souq Waqif.

Qatar Charity also thanked Barwa Bank, Qatar Islamic Bank, Zakat Committee of Qatar Islamic Bank.

Sports and Youth

The charity also appreciated the efforts of many sports and cultural institutions such as: Qatar Football Association, Qatar Sports Club, Al Arabi Sports Club, Al Ahli Sports Club, Al Kaaban Youth Center, Al Thakhira Youth Center, Barzan Youth Center, Al-Jumayliyah Youth Center, and Al Shaqab Team, Qatar.

Qatar Charity also lauded the role played by the youth and volunteer initiatives as well as it praised the efforts made by Qatari Majlis to hold a number of events and gatherings in the Holy Month of Ramadan.

Qatar Charity launched its Ramadan campaign for the year 1439 AH/2018 under the slogan "Giving is the secret to happiness". The campaign included the implementation of many projects such as Iftar tables, distribution of food baskets, Zakat al-Fitr, and Eid clothing, which benefited more than 2 million in Qatar and 29 other countries around the world. The public and awareness programmes were also organized by the charity within Qatar.

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16,000 people in Qatar benefit from Qatar Charity’s "Ramadan Supply and Gift”