Various projects, social assistance, and community programs in Qatar during Ramadan

• 600,000 people in debt, low-income families, workers and expatriates expected beneficiaries of ‘Ramadan of Hope’

The projects under Qatar Charity’s “Ramadan of Hope’ campaign are expected to benefit nearly 600,000 people in debt, low-income families, workers and expatriates, in Qatar at an estimated cost of 111 million Qatari riyals.

The projects include ‘feed the fasting, Zakat Al-Fitr, Eid clothing, Eid gifts, aid for those in debt and families with limited income, in addition to community programs, voluntary initiatives and awareness activities.

Feed the Fasting

This project includes Mobile Iftar for Workers, Mobile Iftar, and Ramadan Supply.

Mobile Iftar for Workers: It includes food baskets and ready-to-eat meals for 456,000 beneficiaries at an estimated cost of 6 million Qatari riyals.

Mobile Iftar: It includes Iftar snacks for those waiting at traffic lights and some other places and unable to reach home before the Adhaan of Magribh. Mobile Iftar is expected to benefit 48,000 people.

Ramadan Supply: It aims to meet the Ramadan needs of the families of orphans, low-income families, and widows through the distribution of coupons to them. It is expected to benefit 20,000 people, at an estimated cost of approximately 2.4 million Qatari riyals.

Qatar Charity has been keen to seek the assistance of many Qatari productive families to provide ready-to-eat meals to families with limited income within the framework of the ‘From Home to Home’ project, in coordination with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs.

Zakat Al-Fitr

This project is to support families with limited income, and is expected to benefit 55,000 people.

Eid Clothing

This project is to benefit children from low-income families, and is expected to benefit 450 children.

Eid Gift for Orphans

An amount of money is provided, as a gift, to orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity to share the joy of Eid with them. Some 450 children are expected to receive the Eid gifts.

Assistance in Qatar

The assistance is to be provided to those in debt and their families to help them overcome their financial problems and preserve family cohesion, in addition to providing aid to the families affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Qatar Charity hopes to provide aid worth QR100 million to these sections of society, with the support of donors in Qatar.

Community Programs

In the blessed month of Ramadan, Qatar Charity will implement a set of awareness and heritage projects, and support voluntary initiatives and community solidarity. The most important ones are as follows:

“Initiatives’ Challenge 2” is a competition between several youth initiatives to promote humanitarian projects innovatively.

"%5" aims to strengthen social solidarity and support the students and families affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

 “Eid Gifts” are provided to the sick and the elderly on Eid Al Fitr.

 “Grandma Stories” for children and families to learn new values.