Qatar Charity organizes Iftar programme for Al Shafallah’s students

Qatar Charity (QC), in cooperation with the Al Shafallah Center for Persons with Disability, organized an Iftar programme for 30 students of the center along with their families, in which many media professionals, academics and educators took part.

The event, which came as part of the fourth edition of the “You Are Not Alone” programme, was hosted by Mondrian Doha, a hotel, and supported by Vodafone.

The Iftar programme included many different activities such as games, competitions and speeches. It came with the aim to integrate the students of the Al Shafallah Center for Persons with Disability into society by holding a variety of social and recreational programmes for them.

Qatar Charity pays special attention to people with special needs, believing that they are an integral part of society and have many potentials and capabilities that must be utilized, thus Qatar Charity seeks to hold various programmes and implement several projects to integrate them into society.

Qatar Charity thanked the Mondrian Doha, the Al Shafallah Center for Persons with Disability, Vodafone for their support for the programme, in addition to thanking Dr. Latifa Al-Darwish, Mr. Salah Al-Yafei and Asma Al-Hammadi for participating in the programme.  

Aida Al Sheerawi from the Al Shafallah Center for Persons with Disability said, “We appreciate this initiative, which came from Qatar Charity in the holy month of Ramadan”, pointing out that this gathering shows the cohesion of our community. 

Dr. Latifa Al-Darwish said, “The ‘Your Are Not Alone’ programme brought us together from different institutions just for one purpose, which is to bring joy to the students of the Al Shafallah Center for Persons with Disability.”

Mr. Salah Al-Yafi'i considered such activities a kind of charity, pointing out that worship is not limited to prayer and fasting, but extends to contact and cooperation with the community’s different segments like the students of the Al Shafallah Center for Persons with Disability.