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Al Ka'bi,

"It is out of brotherly duty and Islamic commitment to relieve the needy that the philanthropists in Qatar should contribute to sending urgent aids to the Yemenis."

Shiban,

"We thank Qatar and the philanthropists who have shown great support to the affected-Yemenis."

"The projects help build the society and reconnect its members despite the threat of breaking apart most of Yemini cities face."

For the benefit of 7,000 people in Yemen, QC continues to implement relief projects for the affected and displaced Yemenis in Al Baydaa, Ma'rib, and Taiz at a total cost of 500,000 QR for the benefit of 7,000 people.

The project was financed by the waqf (mortmain property) of Jassim Darwish. It included distributing 600 food parcels each comprised of 50 Kg of wheat, 10 Kg of sugar, 10 Kg of rice, 900 g of dried milk, 5 liters of oil, a pack of legumes (24 cans),1kg of tea, 2,400 blankets and 2,400 suits for children.

The project covered Al Qahirah, Al Mudhaffar, Salh, Mashra'a Wa Hadnan Districts in Taiz; Majzar District in Ma'rib; Al Baydaa, As Sawma'ah, Mukayras, Az Zahir, Dhi Na'im, and As Sawadiah Districts in Al Baydaa.

Thousands of families lost their houses and their sources of income; these people were forced to leave their homes.

Mr. Mohammed Al Ka'bi, QC's Relief Director, said,"600 families benefited from the food supplies and blankets, and 2,400 children from the clothes. 7,000 people were made happy because of the aids. QC contributed to the alleviation of their sufferance, and reinforced their psychological and food stability. I encourage all the Qatari philanthropists and good doers living in Qatar to aid their brothers and sisters in Yemen. It is out of brotherly duty and Islamic commitment to relieve the needy that the philanthropists in Qatar should contribute to sending urgent aids to the Yemenis".

Commendations

For his part, Mr. Abdul Kareem Shiban, Member of the House of Representatives in Taiz, said, "Such projects' impacts do not include filling empty stomachs only. Rather, they help build the society and reconnect its members despite the threat of breaking apart most of Yemini cities face. We certainly thank all those responsible for the waqf of Jassim Darwish, Qatar's prince, government and people. In Yemen, the number of needy people is increasing; they need more humanitarian attention especially that the list of their needs is growing as well."

Humanitarian Response

QC hosted a preparatory workshop organized by QC and 12 other humanitarian organizations. It was attended by His Excellency Mr. Abdul-Raqib Saif Fath, Minister of Local Administration and the Chairman of the Higher Committee for Relief in Yemen.

The initiative committee included the Higher Committee for Relief in Yemen, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Arab League, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (Saudi Arabia), The International Committee of the Red Cross (Switzerland), Qatar Charity Society, International Humanitarian City (Emirates), International Medical Corps (United States of America), International Islamic Charitable Organization (Kuwait), Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH Turkey), Start Network (Britain), and International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA in Switzerland).

The workshop was held for the preparation of the Conference of Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen: Challenges and Prospects of the Humanitarian Response. The initiators met for consultation, coordination and cooperation so as to face the deteriorating situation of the Yemenis and their increasing sufferings.

Aiding Socotra

Megh and Chapala cyclones hit Socotra Island and a number of coast cities in the south of Yemen. QC was the first humanitarian society to reach the cyclone-affected people there. So far, QC has implemented 2 relief projects to aid those people; the first project was implemented for the Chapala-affected in Socotra Island, Hadramawt, Al Mahrah, and Shabwah from which 500 families benefited. The other project was for the Megh-affected from which 9,150 people benefited. The aids it offered included food baskets, blankets, mattresses, kitchen tools (for each family), and cooked meals for those whose houses were destroyed.

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Qatar Charity has offered Soma

The president of Puntland State of Somalia said, “The people of Qatar’s immediate help has contributed to saving lives and decreased the magnitude of malnutrition”.
Mohamed Hussain Omar stated, “The crisis magnitude is terrible and it needs more support to confront its negative effects.”

In “#Somalia_suffering_and_drought” campaign, Qatar Charity has implemented instant Relief Projects in Africa in the areas that were damaged by the recent drought wave in the middle and the north of Somalia. They have distributed, in the first stage, foodstuffs and potable water to 1050 families. They are going to distribute more food baskets next week for hundreds of families. The distribution have taken place in Puntland and Galmudug where families have received food baskets enough for a month containing some rice, sugar, flour, oil, milk powder, dates and potable water. They are going to offer more food baskets as well to 550 families next week in Baidoa, one of the most damaged cities by drought wave.

Abdiweli NabadJecel, President of Puntland, has highly commended the people of Qatar on offering help for Somalis especially in crises. He has also thanked QC for their involvement and being a great support to aggrieved people because of the drought crisis which has ruined the livestock and was the reason behind water depletion. That has severely caused great damages and resulted in people’s suffering especially women, and children of whom a lot died due to diseases resulting from malnutrition and drinking undrinkable water.

Humanitarian call

Mentioning Qatar charity’s humanitarian and developmental projects which have comprised various areas in Somalia, the President of Puntland has appealed the humanitarian organizations to follow in Qatar Charity's footsteps and help thousands of Somalis who encounter serious dangers owing to the drought wave that have completely destroyed everything. Besides, he has pointed up that Qatar Charity is taking up the lead by its pressing help to rescue the people of Somalia when it’s necessary.

A serious crisis

Mohamed Hussain Omar, QC’s Director of the Regional Office, said that implementing such immediate relief projects is a part of QC’s campaign to help Somalia, and a response to the call of international organizations that stressed the great magnitude of the crisis which is increasing. Such crisis requires organized and focused efforts leading to rescuing thousands of those who are aggrieved in the middle and the north of Somalia.

Philanthropists in Qatar stand by Somalis to meet their needs or implement developmental projects that obviously make a difference in their lives. That’s why, on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mohamed Hussain Omar has expressed his thanks to the philanthropists for continuous support for their Somalis brothers. Further, he has prompted the Qatari philanthropists to continue their giving by donation for Qatar Charity’s projects aiming to provide the relief stuffs for the affected people due to drought wave in Somalia. Asking Allah to bless Qatar and its people, he has called them to exert efforts to face the great negative effects of the crisis.

It is noteworthy that QC has launched an urgent relief campaign to confront the effects of drought in Somalia. Through certain stocks, it has urged donors and philanthropists in Qatar to continue to donate for the benefit of their affected brothers due to their harsh suffering because of water, food and medicine shortages and the great need in this regard. The stocks are: “Water supply” which is worth 100 QR, the "food basket" which is worth 300 QR, and "medical services" with a worth of 500 QR. Donation to this campaign is also available using one of these means: send a text message “sms” having “soa” symbol to 92632 to donate 50 QR, and to 92642 to donate 200 QR, and to 92428 to donate 500 QR.

You can also Donate to the Campaign via e-mail to Qatar Charity, qcharity.org or via the hotline: 44667711, or through collection points and Qatar charity’s self-service devices in the malls.

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Qatar Charity Leads the Intern

According to NGOs ranking and Financial Tracking Service (FTS) report issued by OCHA, QC has ranked first for several years in providing relief and emergency humanitarian assistance to different people and countries, particularly the Syrian, Palestinian and Somali people.

The number of beneficiaries of relief projects during the Syrian crisis reached about 9 million displaced people and refugees, where 5.3 million people benefited from QC’s relief last, at a cost of QR 180 million.

Due to the crises increase and high rates of displacement, the number of Relief Projects implemented by QC has increased in the recent years in different countries. QCs’ activities and projects targeted various developmental and humanitarian sectors including education, health, water, sanitation, social welfare, cultural development, economic empowerment and social housing.

The Volume of Relief Aid

In 2016, QC’s relief aid reached its peak, benefiting more than 5.3 million people affected by war, disaster and crisis in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Somalia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Albania, Djibouti, Haiti, Kenya, Niger, Indonesia, Africa and Nepal.

Relief sector

The relief aids covered different sectors and areas including providing accommodation, non-food items, food, health, education, water and sanitation services, with an estimated cost of more than QR 188 million.

Accommodation sector

In the field of accommodation and non-food items, the cost of implemented projects in 2016 amounted to more than QR 81 million, benefiting more than 700 thousand affected people, while the cost of food projects amounted to more than QR 50 million, benefiting more than 2.7 million people. Health aid projects benefited more than 360 thousand affected at a cost of 4.7 QR million.

Education field

In the field of education, the cost of implement QC aid projects amounted to more than QR 9 million, benefiting more than 80 thousand students, while the total expenditure on Water and Sanitation Projects amounted to more than QR 5 million, benefiting about 600 thousand people.

The big share

Due to the escalation of the Syrian crisis and increase of displacement rates in 2016, the Syrian people received the largest share of relief aid, with a cost of QR 150 million, benefiting more than 3.8 million people.

Yemen comes after Syria in terms of implemented relief projects volume. In 2016, QC implemented relief projects in Yemen with a cost of more than QR 16.5 million, benefiting more than 850 thousand affected people, while in Iraq the QC’s aid projects cost amounted to QR 5.7, benefiting more than 145 thousand people. In Palestine, the cost of implemented aid projects by QC amounted to more than QR 3 million benefiting 91 thousand people. In Somalia, more than 176 thousand people benefited from the aid projects at a cost of QR 3 million.

It is noteworthy to mention that the number of QC projects beneficiaries in Syria since the beginning of the crisis in April 2011 until March 2017 reached more than 8.814.336 displaced people and refugees, of whom 6.700.000 beneficiaries inside Syria and 2.114.336 beneficiaries outside Syria.

Food, health, education and accommodation sectors were top priority for Syrians because of their importance and necessity to build a new generation contributes to the building of Syria in the future.

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QC conducts medical check-ups

Qatar Charity (QC) conducted free medical check-ups for 220 orphans in Kenya and implemented an educational program to protect them against the risk of infectious diseases caused by drought in the country.

The diagnostic tests, health advisories, medicines, and treatments have been provided to the Orphans Sponsored by the QC in the capital Nairobi as part of its sponsorship and annual activities plan for orphans in the country, Mohammed Hussein Omar, Director of the QC Office in Kenya said in a statement.

Omar added that tests are aimed at protecting orphans against the communicable diseases or complications of chronic diseases, especially amid the spread of epidemics and diseases suffered by the poor in the society due to the drought.

He pointed out that the diagnostic tests, medical advices, and tips for healthy life have also been provided to the parents of orphans, who praised the QC’s efforts to improve their health, as the health services represent the most significant challenges facing the Kenyan society. They also thanked those, who sponsor orphans through Qatar Charity in the country.

Omar noted that Kenya is facing an unprecedented drought affecting a large number of the country’s population, which causes many infectious diseases such as cholera and malaria, especially among poor communities. Qatar charity conducted medical check-ups for its orphans to prevent them suffering from such diseases.

Educational Program

The QC Office in Kenya also implemented an educational program for orphans. A group of teachers gave educational classes to them on being kind and dutiful to parents, showing noble behaviors, and dealing with others with good character as well as they explained the teachings of Islam to them during the program, attended by more than 300 orphans.

It is noteworthy that Qatar Charity carries out many charitable projects in Kenya, in addition to relief projects, which benefited more than 10,000 people affected by the drought.

The charity continuously seeks to alleviate the suffering of poor groups in the Kenyan society by implementing several Economic Empowerment Projects, aiming at contributing to the development of the community, as the QC office carried out the most recent project in the town of "Ijara", Garissa County, Kenya, which benefited 50 poor families.

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13mn beneficiaries of Qatar Ch

The number of beneficiaries of Qatar Charity’s (QC) relief projects, implemented in 2018, reached nearly 13 million people affected by crises and disasters in a number of countries. These projects were carried out with the generous support from the people in Qatar at a total cost of over QR 209mn. The greatest share of the projects was for Syrian displaced persons and refugees.

This aid was distributed to the affected people in 41 countries, especially those going through exceptional circumstances such as wars, crises and natural disasters, primarily internally displaced Syrian people and refugees in Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon.

The relief assistance was also provided to Yemen, Palestine, Somalia, Iraq, Myanmar, Niger, India, Jordon, Sudan, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Albania, Bosnia, Chechnya, Morocco, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Tanzania, South Sudan, Djibouti, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal and Senegal.

Humanitarian Projects were implemented through Qatar Charity’s offices, or in partnership and cooperation with UN agencies, international organizations and local partner. These projects included comprehensive relief, basic winter needs, food supply, shelter, health, education, water and sanitation, social cohesion and livelihoods, protection, training and capacity-building.

Around 4 million Syrian displaced and refugees have availed themselves of QC’s relief projects worth QR85mn, emerging as the top beneficiaries, while the Rohingya people stood second in terms of benefiting from QC’s relief aid worth QR46mn. However, the people of Palestine occupied the third place, as the projects implemented for them amounted to around QR17mn.

Food supply, education and health projects were given top priority by Qatar Charity in most of the countries covered by the aid. The amount of assistance provided in the field of food supply reached QR59mn, benefiting more than 3 million people, while the size of the overall relief projects amounted to QR58mn.

The cost of educational projects such as running schools, printing curricula, and training teachers, amounted to more than QR 30mn, while the more 7 million people benefited from health projects at cost of more QR28mn.

The shelter projects, which included housing units, tents and rents, were implemented at a cost of about QR14mn, benefiting more than 108,000 people in India, Palestine, Turkey, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Somalia.

Qatar Charity also implemented water and sanitation projects, social cohesion and livelihood programmes, and training and capacity building projects, in addition to distributing the Basic Winter Requirements to the Needy in a number of countries suffering from cold waves, benefiting more than 178,000 people.

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8 million beneficiaries of Qat

8 million beneficiaries of Qatar Charity’s 2019 relief projects worldwide

Qatar Charity (QC) has implemented more than 598 Relief Projects in 34 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe during the year 2019, at an estimated cost of 340 million Qatari riyals, benefiting more than 8 million people in places affected by crisis and disaster around the globe.

Qatar Charity’s humanitarian intervention included comprehensive relief, basic winter needs, food supply, shelter, education, social cohesion, livelihoods, protection, health, water, sanitation, training, and capacity building.

Comprehensive Relief

Qatar Charity’s assistance in the field of comprehensive relief, which covers all the needs of the beneficiaries immediately after the occurrence of disasters and crises, occupied the largest percentage of aid in terms of beneficiaries and cost. This assistance worth more than 83 million riyals benefited more than one million people, in 16 countries going through exceptional circumstances such as Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, and Myanmar.

The food projects, which benefited 2 million people, amounted to more than 81 million riyals, while the health projects valued at more than 63 million riyals, benefited nearly 4 million people.

The basic winter needs were estimated at more than 29 million riyals, while the water and sanitation projects and education projects were valued at approximately 15 million riyals and nearly 14 million riyals, respectively.

Humanitarian Intervention

Syria received the largest portion of the assistance provided by Qatar Charity during the year 2019 in various fields of humanitarian intervention due to the worsening situation of the Syrian displaced and refugees. This aid worth more than 168 million benefited three Syrian million people. The humanitarian interventions of Qatar Charity in Yemen, Somalia, and Myanmar was valued at over 37 million riyals, 23 million riyals, and 21.3 million riyals, respectively.

In the field of comprehensive relief, nearly 700,000 people living in Syria and the countries of asylum benefited from projects estimated at 34 million riyals, followed by Somalia with 132,000 beneficiaries of projects worth 13 million riyals. In the same field, there were 110,000 beneficiaries in Sudan, while 80,000 people in Myanmar benefited from this assistance valued at nearly 11 million riyals.

Food Aid

Qatar Charity provided aid valued at 81,272,570 riyals in the field of food supply, benefiting nearly 2 million people in 27 countries worldwide.

The food assistance includes distributing food baskets to the affected people in Yemen and Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, in addition to food projects implemented in Ethiopia, Kosovo, Sudan, Iraq, Palestine and other countries.

In the field of health, 76 projects worth more than 63 million riyals have been implemented, benefiting about 4 million people in 18 countries, including approximately 1,200 beneficiaries in Bangladesh and 1150 beneficiaries in Palestine, while the projects implemented in Syria amounted to more than 35 million riyals out of 63 million riyals.

Health projects include building hospitals and health centers, strengthening the health system to improve access to health care services for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, treating the poor in India, deploying medical convoys for the poor in Burkina Faso, and providing emergency medical assistance in Yemen, in addition to other health projects implemented across the globe.

Qatar Charity has also implemented educational projects worth more than 13 million riyals, which included sponsoring refugee students, maintaining schools, extending education support for Yemeni children, and providing free education to refugee children returning from Tabata camps and residing in Kamsayo, in addition to other education projects.

Qatar Charity has also implemented other projects in various fields such as water, sanitation, social cohesion, livelihoods, protection, training and capacity development.

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