Qatar Charity Launches Initiative to Alleviate

Qatar Charity educates society

Qatar Charity educates society on winter essentials of refugees

Qatar Charity (QC) has held various activities at the Aspire Park, aiming to educate society on the challenging conditions of Refugees and their Winter Needs, as part of the continuation of activities accompanying the "Warmth and Peace" campaign launched by Qatar Charity for the current winter.

The three-day event aimed at easing the suffering of refugees and workers by meeting their winter needs, raising awareness about the most significant winter safety issues, marketing winter and relief products for the benefit of refugees, and supporting the campaign.

The event included many activities that allowed children to take a picture with a model of a happy child wearing a coat with the logo of Qatar charity, which expressed the delight of the child at having the feeling of warmth. The event also had a tent like a real refugee tent, in which the lives of refugees were explained through video, photos, and interactive games for children, in addition to drawing activities related to refugees and their winter needs.

The children along with their families wrote letters in solidarity with the refugee children. They also were acquainted with the bags of workers, orphans, and refugees.

Besides, the event included a fire-extinguishing workshop given by the General Directorate of Civil Defense, in addition to educating people on public and personal safety. The children got acquainted with firefighting and rescue vehicles, equipment, and services, as well as, they knew how to extinguish the fire inside the camps and homes.

“Our participation with Qatar Charity in this event came as part the national and societal responsibility to make people aware about safety requirements and fire prevention,” said Lieutenant Khalifa Issa Abdul Rahim, adding that the workshop has received an overwhelming response from children along with their families.

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Qatar Charity’s continuous win

Qatar Charity’s continuous winter support for refugees, the displaced, the vulnerable, The "Warmth and Peace" campaign benefited over 1.2 million people in 13 countries last winter Every year, winter comes to intensify the suffering of refugees and the displaced living in tents and makeshift housing, as well as the poor across the world. In the cold season, these vulnerable people struggle to meet their food, shelter, and other needs, due to the bitter cold, heavy rains, and harsh snowfalls, which occur frequently in winter. Such a worsening situation of the vulnerable requires early action by humanitarian and charitable organizations to meet their basic needs, and limit the negative impact of the cold season on them. The situation also reminds people of the benevolence of the sorrow of the vulnerable, especially due to the coronavirus pandemic in the upcoming winter season. Qatar Charity, as usual, dedicates campaigns to provide winter essentials needed by the vulnerable before the season approaches with its bitter cold, heavy rains, and harsh snowfalls. Qatar Charity launched the 2019-20 winter campaign “Warmth and Peace” from the Syrian and Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan. The campaign received a huge response from philanthropists, both male and female, in Qatar. The campaign enabled Qatar Charity to deliver assistance to more than 1,247,546 refugees, displaced persons and needy people in 13 countries, at a total cost of over 57 million Qatari riyals. As part of the 2019-20 winter campaign, Qatar Charity provided relief, food, shelter, and health aid, in addition to delivering winter assistance and extending social cohesion and livelihood support. The campaign focused on the affected in countries like Syria and Palestine, which are going through exceptional circumstances. It also concentrated on the underprivileged in countries where temperatures fall below zero degrees Celsius. The campaign targeted refugees, the displaced and the needy in Palestine, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, India, Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia and Myanmar. Immediately after its launch, the campaign managed to send six trucks loaded with winter supplies to be distributed to Syrian refugees and low-income Jordanian families in the Amman governorate, as well as to Palestinian refugees in Talbieh camp in Madaba governorate in southern Jordan, benefiting 16000 people. Under the “For Humanity” initiative, assistance worth QR11mn were distributed to refugees in Iraq, Yemen, and Jordan, in cooperation between Qatar Charity and UNHCR. Besides, winter bags were distributed to orphans in nine countries. Food aid and comprehensive relief supplies were provided to Rohingya refugee families in India, benefiting 4,792 persons, while winter essentials were provided for 19,658 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo and Albania. In India, food baskets and winter clothes were distributed to the poor and needy, benefiting 33,830 people. Qatar Charity is keen to intervene immediately and urgently to alleviate the suffering of the displaced and refugees living in camps, especially in Lebanon and within Syria, where they face catastrophic situations during winter.

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Thousands of workers inside Qa

Qatar Charity campaigns to cope with the winter cold, targeting workers

A few weeks separate us from the winter season.

Every year, Qatar Charity assists workers inside Qatar as part of its campaign to confront the winter cold, including distributing winter bags to workers, food baskets, and organizing awareness activities and events for the public to support those affected by the winter cold inside and outside Qatar.

Winter bags

Because of its interest in the category of workers, Qatar Charity is keen to meet their winter needs through its previous campaigns; it has collaborated with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, Ministry of Municipality and Environment, traffic department, Aster Medical Center, and voluntary initiatives,

By distributing thousands of winter bags to workers inside the country of various Arab, Asian, and African nationalities in Qatar's different regions, the bag includes winter clothes, blankets, and others to alleviate the burden of the cold on them.

Medical examinations

It also conducted medical examinations for workers to prevent colds and organized lectures and workshops to raise their health awareness.

Qatar Charity aims, through these campaigns and assistance, to revive the principle of giving, happiness to the needy, and the participation of community members in initiatives, in appreciation of their role in the process of building Qatar and constructing its infrastructure to achieve its national vision 2030.

Program for workers

Among the most important projects implemented by Qatar Charity under the Ministry of Municipality and Environment's supervision, as Qatar Charity provided bags containing winter supplies, entertainment activities, and meals ,Food

in addition to first aid kits, conducting medical examinations and awareness workshops in cooperation with Aster Medical Center and the ambulance team in the Qatar Red Crescent To face the winter cold, Qatar Charity, in cooperation with «Ansar Gallery» and with the contribution of other commercial centers, distributed 1000 winter bags to workers,

In cooperation with Qatar Charity, a group of Qatar organized internal campaigns to provide workers' clothing bags and food baskets, which benefited 5,000 workers.

Awareness campaigns

Qatar Charity also focuses its campaigns on the educational and awareness aspect for the public.

As part of the "Warmth and Peace" campaign last year, it organized many activities and various activities in different locations inside Qatar to raise awareness of the humanitarian conditions of refugees and displaced persons in refugee camps and the winter needs of workers inside Qatar.

More difficult

It is expected that this winter will be more difficult in light of the repercussions of Corona pandemic, which increases their suffering, which calls for people to provide more support to alleviate the effects of the cold and provide the winter needs of these vulnerable segments.

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Under the slogan "Warmth and P

Press Release

Under the slogan "Warmth and Peace",

Qatar Charity’s 2020-2021 winter drive kicks off

* The campaign aims to provide aid to nearly one million people in 19 countries worldwide.

* Faisal Al-Fahida: We urge people in Qatar to support the campaign in order to lessen the suffering of the most affected persons, especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

* Khaled Al-Yafei: The campaign focuses on refugees and the displaced people in crisis-hit areas.

Under the slogan "Warmth and Peace", Qatar Charity (QC) launched its 2020-2021 winter campaign, targeting nearly one million persons, including the displaced, refugees, the needy and the affected, in 19 countries across Africa, Asia, and Europe, at a total cost of approximately 66 million Qatari riyals.

The launch of the campaign took place during a press conference, which was held at Qatar Charity’s headquarters, attended by Mr. Faisal Rashid al-Fehaida, assistant CEO for the International Operations and Partnerships Sector and Mr. Khaled Al-Yafei, Director of the Projects Department, and moderated by Mr. Ahmed Al-Ali, Director of the Media and Communication Department.

The campaign came in conjunction with the deployment of winter relief convoys for the Syrian displaced and refugees on the Turkish-Syrian border, and for the needy in the Kyrgyz capital.

Target Group

The campaign seeks to provide urgent winter aid to refugees and the displaced in Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Jordan, Bangladesh and other countries in the fields of food, shelter, health and education. The campaign focuses on the countries going through crises and exceptional circumstances, as well as on the countries facing a harsh winter with temperatures below zero.

The campaign also concentrates on those affected by the coronavirus in the regions of asylum and displacement and remote areas, in addition to providing winter bags for orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity in Kosovo, Palestine, Nepal, Pakistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Albania, Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan.

Speaking at the press conference, Mr. Faisal Rashid Al-Fahida, Assistant CEO for the International Operations and Partnerships at Qatar Charity, said, “Qatar Charity always launches winter campaigns, in conjunction with providing the winter supplies for the displaced and refugees living in camps before the severe cold season comes.”

He also added that this winter campaign of Qatar Charity is expected to benefit more than 937,000 persons within and outside Qatar, especially refugees, the displaced persons and those most in need, as well as those affected by the coronavirus, which has aggravated their suffering. He also noted that the campaign is expected to provide these vulnerable with food, clothing, and heating items to keep them warm and help them survive the blistering cold of the winter.

Al-Fahida thanked donors, both individuals and institutions, who supported the "Warmth and Peace" campaign last season, which contributed to lessening the sorrow of the affected individuals and families. He also urged people in Qatar, both citizens and residents, to provide further support to the campaign this year, due to the challenging situations in light of the coronavirus pandemic, which escalated the hardship of the vulnerable, especially in regions of asylum and displacement, as well as, in remote areas.

Within Qatar

Al-Fahida explained that the campaign, as usual, targets workers within the State of Qatar where winter bags full of warm clothes, blankets and other items are expected to be distributed to them, in addition to the distribution of food baskets to them. He pointed out that the distribution of winter aid will take place in areas where the workers live, and awareness workshops, and medical examinations will be conducted for them.

Al-Fahida stated that many public and social programs and events like ‘Snowball’ and ‘Tree of Hope’ will be held in several commercial complexes, to raise awareness about the challenging situations faced by refugees in winter. The campaign is expected to benefit 16,500 people, at an estimated cost of more than 1.3 million Qatari riyals.

Outside Qatar

Mr. Khaled Al-Yafei, Director of Projects Department, said that the campaign aims to provide aid to more than 921,000 refugees, the displaced, and the poor in 18 countries to meet their winter needs and ease their hardship, at an estimated cost of 64 million Qatari riyals.

Al-Yafei pointed out that the campaign focuses on countries going through crises and exceptional circumstances, noting that it seeks to provide meals, food baskets, tents, winter clothes, blankets, heaters and fuel to help them survive the harsh winter. He also emphasized that relief convoys will continue throughout the cold season to provide the intended vulnerable with essentials, in addition to providing the necessary medical equipment and means for prevention and disinfection.

Countries

The targeted countries include Syria, Turkey, Palestine, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Kenya, Tunisia, and Chad, in addition to Rohingya refugees.

The campaign aims to provide the winter essentials in five main areas: food, shelter, health, education and non-food items, by delivering food baskets, winter clothes, blankets, heaters, fuel, tents, temporary housing units, and shelter necessities.

Besides, the campaign seeks to deliver the necessary medicines and medical supplies during the predominance of seasonal diseases to protect the poor, refugees, the displaced, and those with chronic diseases and urgent cases. Furthermore, the campaign strives to provide means for prevention and disinfection in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and support the continued education of children and youth in areas of asylum and displacement to ensure that they do not drop out of school.

How to Donate

As the freezing winter along with temperatures below zero approaches, Qatar Charity calls on people in Qatar, both citizens and residents to donate to the campaign, as it is predictable that the health and living situation of the intended vulnerable will further worsen due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The donation in favor of the campaign can be made through Qatar Charity’s website, mobile App, branches, and collection points. The donors can also request a “home collector” through the mobile App and dial the hotline 44667711 to make their contributions. Mobile donating is also available. To send, QR50, QR100, QR200 and QR500, please send an SMS with the code ‘Winter’ to 92632, 92642, 92015, and 92428, respectively.

Last Winter Campaign Achievements

The 2019-2020 winter campaign of Qatar Charity managed to deliver assistance to more than 1.2 million refugees, displaced persons and needy people in 13 countries, at a total cost of over 67 million Qatari riyals. As part of the campaign, Qatar Charity provided relief, food, shelter, and health aid, in addition to delivering winter assistance and extending social cohesion and livelihood support.

The assistance also included the distribution of winter bags to orphans in nine countries. The bags had winter clothes, a blanket, and food items. Under the “For Humanity” initiative, assistance worth QR11mn were distributed to refugees in Iraq, Yemen, and Jordan, in cooperation between Qatar Charity and UNHCR.

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Qatar Charity distributes wint

Qatar Charity distributes winter essentials to workers in Katara

Qatar Charity distributed winter bags to workers at the Katara 10^th Traditional Dhow Festival, as part of its continued “Warmth and Peace” campaign. The bags contain the winter essentials like warm clothes and jackets.

Jassim Muhammad Al-Emadi, Director of Programs and Community Development Department, said that the distribution of winter bags to workers come as part of close attention paid by Qatar Charity to low-income persons. He added that Qatar Charity organizes several cultural, health, and sports activities for low-income people and workers, noting that it seeks to meet their essential winter needs.

Al-Emadi pointed out that Qatar Charity is keen to serve all the sections of society, including workers, and this project comes as social solidarity with them and an appreciation to their works, as they work in very cold weather during winter, especially in the early morning and late night.

Mr. Jihad Al-Jaida, a member of the organizing committee of the Katara 10^th Traditional Dhow Festival, thanked Qatar Charity for this humanitarian initiative, considering that meeting the basic needs of workers and supporting them is one of their rights that must be upheld. He added that this initiative by Qatar Charity reflects the closeness and solidarity of all sections of society with each other.

Besides, medical examinations and health awareness-raising sessions will be held for workers, who will also receive medical guidance on winter diseases, how to prevent diseases, and the importance of drinking water in winter, in addition to educating them on how to prevent the coronavirus.

Furthermore, health supplies and water bottles will be distributed to workers, in addition to brochures in Asian languages to educate them on the importance of drinking water in winter and how to prevent winter diseases.

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Qatar Charity marks Internatio

Qatar Charity marks International Human Solidarity Day

Today, Qatar Charity joins hands with the world to mark the International Human Solidarity Day (IHSD), which is observed on December 20 every year. The IHSD is an international annual occasion to raise public awareness of the importance of solidarity and encourage new initiatives for poverty eradication.

Qatar Charity is among the leading international organizations that work to promote and strengthen international solidarity among peoples, especially in times of adversity. It is keen to extend humanitarian support to those in need across the globe.

Warmth and Peace

As a gesture of social solidarity with the vulnerable, Qatar Charity launches a winter campaign every year to contribute to easing the sorrow of the displaced and refugees around the world. The current "Warmth and Peace" winter campaign aims to reach nearly 1mn persons in 19 countries across Africa, Asia, and Europe at a total cost of approximately 66 million Qatari riyals.

The campaign focuses on the countries going through crises and exceptional circumstances, as well as on those facing a harsh winter with temperatures below zero. It seeks to provide aid in the fields of food, shelter, health, and education, in addition to giving winter bags to orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity in Kosovo, Palestine, Nepal, Pakistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan.

Fighting Coronavirus

Qatar Charity was chosen as one of Qatar’s top 10 most supportive brands that have participated in supporting the country during the current coronavirus (COVID19-) pandemic, based on phone interviews conducted by Ipsos.

Qatar Charity has provided $24mn health assistance to nearly 60 countries around the world to help them fight the coronavirus.

Since the beginning of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, Qatar Charity has been keen to contribute to the international efforts exerted to limit the spread of the pandemic. In cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Qatar Charity has provided $ 1.5 million emergency assistance to Syrian refugees throughout Lebanon.

Syrian Refugees

Qatar Charity established 14 community-based isolation units in northern Syria, in cooperation with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to benefit 2,800 people at a total cost of US$1.6 million.

Qatar Charity and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have signed two grant agreements for a total of $2 million to provide water, sanitation and hygiene services for Syrian refugees in Jordan.

Sudan Flood

As part of the “Peace for Sudan” campaign, the field teams of Qatar Charity, with funding and cooperation from the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), distributed urgent food and shelter aid to those affected by the worst flood that hit Sudan in a century.

The aid provided by Qatar Charity received praise from the people and the officials. The “Peace for Sudan” campaign raised a total of 89 million Qatari riyals, under the supervision of the Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities (RACA), and in partnership with Qatar Charity and the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS).

Lebanon in Our Hearts

Qatar Charity provided relief aid to those affected by the massive explosion that has rocked the port area of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. The emergency assistance comes as part of the 'Lebanon in Our Hearts' drive, aimed at extending helping hands to the affected in Lebanon in the time of adversity.

Total donations made during the "Lebanon in Our Hearts" campaign amounted to more than 94 million Qatari riyals. Three planes carrying relief aid were sent as part of the campaign, in partnership with Qatar Charity and Qatar Airways.

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Qatar Charity Launches Initiative to Alleviate Suffering of Refugees in Winter