• Al Kuwari: The Aids have included all the basic and necessary elements of shelter, food, drugs, and education.
• Out of the shelter projects, 760,776 hardest-hit people have benefited, out of food, 2,991,000 million population has benefited, out of health, 1,936,386 million people have benefited, and out of education, 394,905 people have benefited.
• Out of the biggest shelter projects, Al Rayyan City and Al Doha Charitable City at the Turkish-Syrian borders, each of which includes 1000 housing units.

6,083,517 million hardest-hit people out of Syrian displaced and refugees have benefited from Qatar Charitable Relief Projects, where its total costs amounted to 322 million rials during the period from April 2011 through the last September of (2015).

As a result of the critical circumstances the population lives there, 67 % out of these aids has been addressed to the internal Syrian community in a cost that amounted to about 213,063,000 million rials, while the rest percentage has been addressed to the refugees in the neighboring countries, especially Lebanon in a percentage of 18% which amounts to 58,272,000 million rials, Jordan in a percentage of 8% which means an amount about 26,889,000 million rials, Turkey in a percentage of 5,5% which amounts to about 19,000,000 million rials, and the percentage of 1,5% which amounts to 4,500,000 million rials has been distributed between Iraq and other countries that have Syrian refugees living in.

Since the start of the crisis, the Qatar Charitable projects implemented for the interest of the Syrian people have included the following programs: shelter in an amount of 120,214,000 million rials, food in an amount of 102,561,000 million rials, health which amounted to a total cost off 68,214,000 million rials, and education in an amount of 30,755,000 million rials.

The size of Qatar Charitable projects for the interest of the Syrian people has made it possible that Qatar Charitable get the first record worldwide at the level of Non-Governmental Humanitarian Organizations in relieving the Syrian people, according to the Financial Tracking System (FTS) of the International Relief Aids related to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs “ OCHA” 2014.

Alleviation and Consolation

Mr. Yusuf Ben Ahmad Al Kuwari, the Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Charitable said that these projects are implemented in the context of Qatar Charitable continuous endeavor to alleviate the Syrian brothers’suffering, and to help them overcome the suffering caused by the ongoing crisis in Syria since more than four years, adding that these aids have included all the basic and necessary elements from shelter, food, drugs, and education.

Mr. Kuwari, has indicated that Qatar Charitable has targeted all hardest-hit Syrian people, yet, the displaced group living inside Syria is one of the first targets and most important, therefore, Qatar Charitable is focusing on helping it, and is doing its utmost effort to approach it, where Mr. Al Kuwari has made it sure that the crisis is going on, the tragedy becomes aggravated, and Winter is about to come with the suffering getting more cruel.

Al Kuwari has also added that Qatar Charitable would leave no stone unturned to approach the Syrian brothers, and console them in every financial and spiritual way possible, in order to alleviate their suffering and closely communicate with them, paying attention to the fact that supporting the Syrian people is continuous until it overcomes its suffering, making it clear that whoever sees the reality of the Syrian brothers, displaced and refugees, would never postpone and wait before giving them a hand of help.

Food

Qatar Charitable has focused on food as the basic life substrate, where the food materials caravans have been sent to inside Syria, in addition to distributing the basic catering materials’ parcels, distributing flour, operating a number of stoves and kitchens, and funding projects for implanting potatoes and wheat, therein, the total costs of food projects amount to 102,561,000 million rials, out of which, 2,991,000 hardest-hit people have benefited from the Syrian crisis, most of which are displaced inside Syria, in addition to some refugees at the Turkish borders.

Out of these food projects, is the “Mobile Stove” inside Syria for which its construction and operation costs have exceeded 3,000,000 million rials during 6 months, and it produces 60,000 thousands loaves daily.

Shelter

Qatar Charitable has been able within the shelter program, to establish villages and housing cities made beforehand, with their premises for the interest of displaced, in addition to establishing the housing units, and distributing clothes, blankets, fire-places and fire fuel.

The number of housing units established until now, or about to be completed has amounted to 2500 units, out of the biggest projects in this program are Al Rayyan City and the Charitable Doha City at the Turkish-Syrian borders, each of which includes 1000 housing units, these are exceptional with being friend to the environment, and they have all needed supplies of mosques, school classes, sewage system, health points and playgrounds for the children, where the shelter projects costs amounted to 120,214,000 million rials for the interest of 760,776 million people.

Health

At the health projects program, Qatar Charitable have concentrated mainly on establishing and operating hospitals, injured and patients treatment fund, in addition to providing the medical supplies, and ambulance cars, where Al Amal Hospital has been established and operated for the Syrian refugees in the South of Turkey, the Medical Fund for the Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, Artificial Limbs, the Qatari Treatment Fund for the Syrian Injured in Jordan, as well as establishing a Children Psychiatric Center , and funding its activities.

The total costs of health projects implemented by Qatar Charitable for the Syrian people have amounted to 68,214,000 million rials, out of which 1,936,386 million people have benefited from, among refugees and displaced.

Education

The aids provided by Qatar Charitable to the Syrian people in education program have included education, as the refugee and displaced need for it acts as their need to food, health, and shelter while education acts as a protection for the coming generations from ignorance and loss, it also provides them with an opportunity to change their reality and their families’ reality to the best.

In this context, schools have been established, refurbished , and operated, educational curricula have been printed out, where more than 1,704,000 million books have been printed at a cost that amounted to 8,4 million rials, classes have also been opened for eradication of Illiteracy , and Quran education seminars, and other useful  and purposeful projects, where the education projects costs amounted to 30,755,000 million rials, out of which 394,905 million people have benefited among refugees and displaced.

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QC's Office Director:

3 educational and training centers from which thousands of students benefit yearly in Albania. They offer services in the fields of teaching Arabic, languages, training courses, social service and managerial development.

The establishment of Islamic Fajr Center is in progress. It offers multiple services and is considered to be one of the best mosques in Durres, second biggest city in Albania.

In 2015, QC implemented more than 70 projects at a cost of more than 14,000,000 QR in Albania. The projects covered the fields of education, culture, social care, relief, public housing, water, and economic empowerment from which thousands benefited.

Mr. Shawqi Abu Seif, QC's Office Director in Albania, pointed that the projects QC implemented in Albania were distinguished and beneficial. As part of the sanitation and water projects, 22 artesian aquifers were drilled at a cost of 310,000 QR; as for the public housing, 2 projects were implemented at a cost of 270,000 QR; the social care, 8 projects were implemented at a cost of 6,000,000 QR; education and culture, 10 projects were implemented at a cost of 6,900,000 QR; and relief, 2 projects were implemented at a cost of 280,000 QR for the flood-affected in south Albania.

Social Care Projects

At a cost of 6,000,000 QR, 8 projects were implemented and different types of activities were held for the orphans. For example, weekly gatherings and cultural competitions were organized. While 108 orphans participated in Quran competitions, 110 orphans participated in the yearly camps. Furthermore, the social care projects also included holding sports activities, trips, and weekly gatherings for the orphans' mothers.

3 Educational Centers

10 projects in the fields of education and culture were implemented at a cost of 6,900,000 QR. In 2015, the number of beneficiaries reached 1,700 students who took courses at the Qatari Center for Languages. So far, 30,000 students have benefited from the services the center offers.

As for Arabic for Non-Natives center, 100 students benefited from it in 2015. This center is considered one of QC's greatest achievements. It is the only advanced center that teaches Arabic to non-natives through experts in Albania.

 In 2015, more than 200 students benefited from the services offered by Qatar Center for Administrative Training and Social Services. The key role of the center is to improve the teachers, institutes, public and private firms in the fields which would improve their performance. They would receive courses in communication, child and persons with disability care, and training for teachers. 5 students got 100% and 2 of the center's students are ranked first across Albania. The Albanian-Qatari school was opened in 2010\2011 from which 180 students benefit.

Islamic Center

In 2015 and at a cost of 6,000,000 QR, 10 projects were implemented. The establishment of Islamic Fajr Center is in progress. It offers multiple services and is considered to be one of the best mosques in Durres, second biggest city in Albania.

QC supports the Islamic sheikhs through sponsoring 55 imams from different mosques in Albania. Furthermore, in cooperation with Hayat Association, QC sponsored 40 Islamic preachers as part of 'Weekend Schools' project from which around 800 children benefit.

Economic Empowerment Projects

Fighting poverty: 25 projects were implemented at a cost of 250,000,000 QR through improving income programs, (Hand in Hand) program. QC also supports some of the families of orphans through implementing small projects to help them cover their needs. 30 projects were implemented such as establishing a small shop, apiaries; selling clothes, cows. Such projects are very successful and so many of them are already expanding.

The Albanian for the Albanian: This project collects clothes from individuals and shops then redistributes them to the orphans and poor families. More than 10,000 people benefited from 30 tons of clothes and shoes.

Old People's home: QC helped furnish the old people's home of men in Fush – Krujë. The furnishing included bringing 100 chairs, 25 tables, a refrigerator, a TV, and a library. The ceremony through which the furniture was delivered was attended by the region's officials and 100 elderly who benefited from this project.

Seasonal Projects

Seasonal projects are considered very important in Albania. For example, the families of poor people and orphans benefited from 'Breaking Fast' project which concentrated on distributing food baskets to them. In addition, hot meals (for 7,696 beneficiaries), and Udheyya meat (for 900 families of poor people and orphans) were distributed. As for the 'Kiswa' (clothing) of Eid Al Fitr, 70 orphans benefited and of Eid Al Adha, 50 orphans benefited. Finally, 8 people benefited from the pilgrimage project which was mainly for those incapable of performing Hajj.

Relief Projects

At a cost of 280,000 QR, 2 relief projects were implemented to aid the flood-affected in south Albania. The project was implemented in 2 stages: the first stage included distributing 8.5 tons of clothes, shoes, and mattresses; the second stage included distributing 1,000 blankets for 500 families and cleaning tools, and paying school allowances on behalf o

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• 24,500 people and tens of thousands of cattle benefit from the project every day in Middle Shebelle which was affected by floods.
• The project helped offer the services of public facilities such as education, health and water in affected territories.

As part of the recovery projects QC is implementing in Somalia, QC's office there finished working on rehabilitating 7 artesian aquifers in Middle Shebelle whose people had suffered from shortages in drinking water. More than 24,500 people and tens of thousands of cattle are expected benefit from the project every day.

Mr. Mohammed Hussein Omar, QC's Office Director in Somalia said, "This rehabilitation project is to resume offered services such as education, health and water. It is mainly to meet the people's need for drinking water. The floods damaged the aquifers causing a dire shortage in drinking water. As a result, many people left their areas. It used to take them hours to reach drinking water."

Based on the conducted field studies, as he mentioned, QC's office rehabilitated the aquifers by increasing their depth and fixing their network pipes. The office equipped the wells with electric engines and pumps. It also built and rehabilitated the tanks and basins for animals to drink from; and generators rooms and storehouses for the wells' equipment.

"In 2013 and 2014, Somalia witnessed many natural disasters. QC implemented this project in order to support the affected families and help them overcome such a humanitarian disaster," said he.

Commendations

QC's office in Somalia thanked the Qatari philanthropists and people residing in Qatar for their great efforts. They reflect the true face of the generous Qatari society. "We offer our help to Somalia in the different fields of shelter, food and medication and others because of our religious and moral bond that connects us to the needy people around the world," added he.  

Early Recovery

The Early Recovery project in Middle Shebelle is in the process of implementing important projects for the affected families, especially the farmers and shepherds. QC aims at improving their livelihoods and their style of living. In Somalia, QC had already reformed 250 hectares of lands; and provided manual plowing tools, seeds and pesticides for the farmers. In addition, QC distributed sheep and dairy cows to 250 affected families in the governorate; it rehabilitated 3 primary schools and 4 health centers.  

Through Early Recovery, QC aims at reaching the affected local community. It will help train the Somalis to work and have better daily incomes. The total budget for the recovery projects reached around 3,650,000 QR. More than 93,000 people from Middle Shebelle are expected to benefit from them.

In addition, QC financed income-generating projects in Middle Shebelle. 750 sheep were distributed to 150 families. Each family received 5 sheep. Such project was to help the families have their old lives back, especially after the floods they suffered from. Also, it would reinforce grazing as a profession for shepherds so they would become financially independent.  

Urgent Aids

Because of the drought that hit Somalialand, QC quickly responded to aid its people. The project included distributing food supplies and offering medical services. More than 71,000 people benefited from the project. For the past two decades, Somalia has been witnessing so many crises and natural disasters; in so many times was considered the worst internationally. The number of displaced people in Somalia reached around 1,100,000 people living in the big cities such as Somalialand, Puntland and the south of Somalia.  

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