Qatar Charity organizes workshops on due diligence and anti-money laundering

Qatar Charity (QC), in cooperation with the Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), organized workshops, with 65 hours of training, on due diligence and modern methods to combat money laundering and terrorism financing in the field of charitable work.

Hundreds of employees working at Qatar Charity Headquarters in Doha and in its field offices worldwide attended these workshops, which come as part of its efforts to hone the skills and capabilities of its staff to combat money laundering and terrorism financing in the field of charitable work. 

Some 233 employees, mostly from Qatar Charity’s field offices in 28 countries across the globe, and 93 staff from the International Operations and Partnerships Sector, Communication and Resource Development Sector, and Executive Management for Support Affairs at Qatar Charity Headquarters, participated in the due diligence workshops.

The workshops focused on field due diligence in projects, contracts, sponsorships and money transfers, and included case studies, in addition to group discussions.

Relevantly, the training workshops on modern methods of combating money laundering and terrorism financing witnessed the participation of nearly 120 employees from the Marketing Department, Collection Department, and Donor Relations Department at Qatar Charity.

Attending the workshops, the participants came to know the legal aspects related to the requirements to protect charitable work, keep up with the renewed necessities, and engage in national and international efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

They also received technical training to differentiate between combating money laundering and terrorism financing in their various phases, in the field of charitable work.

It is worth mentioning that these programs complement the implementation of the training plan for combating money laundering and terrorism financing.

These training programmes are supervised by the Training Section of the Human Resources Department at Qatar Charity, in coordination with its Governance and Institutional Development Sector, and in cooperation with the Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), which gives participants certificates as an authority accredited by several specialized international centers.

Ms. Najat Tarab, director of the Human Resources Department at Qatar Charity, said, “The programs under the training plan for the second half of 2019 are nearing completion, and the Training Section is currently conducting a comprehensive evaluation of training activities.”

“The section is also conducting a study and analysis to determine training needs in order to prepare a comprehensive training plan for the next year, targeting all employees at the level of units, departments, and field offices of Qatar Charity,” Tarab added.

Earlier, this year, Qatar Charity organized three training workshops on the risks of terrorism financing and money laundering in the field of charitable work, in cooperation with the Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA). The workshops were attended by 133 employees of Qatar Charity, both male and female, working at its Collection Department, in addition to staff from its Marketing Department.