QC's sponsorship enabled the orphans to continue their higher education and to excel. One of the orphans won a universal competition for the Holy Quran.

The total number of orphans QC sponsored in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2,500, most of which are orphans. QC also sponsors families, students, and Quran teachers. For the past 10 years, QC has spent more than 178,000,000 QR on sponsorship projects.

As part of its social care initiatives for the vulnerable groups, sponsoring orphans comes as a contribution to protecting childhood and saving it from going astray. It also helps save the dignity of needy families especially in times of disasters and wars.

Comprehensive Sponsorship

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, orphans receive the biggest share of sponsorship. The number of sponsored orphans is 2,150 children across the different villages and towns of Bosnia. Last year, the total financial sponsorship allocated for the orphans reached around 5,000,000 QR.

Since 1994, QC has sponsored 8,500 orphans. Some of them graduated from college and are working either as employees or craftsmen.

QC's sponsorship programs are distinguished with offering comprehensive care in the different fields of education, health and entertainment. In addition, they offer financial sponsorships on a monthly basis. The programs include holding events for the orphans which include multiple activities such as undertaking medical tests, getting tutors, going on trips, camping, taking part in competitions, receiving educational and training courses and attending workshops.

During 2015, QC held for its sponsored orphans several entertaining activities through which it distributed some awards to encourage them. A delegation from QC also distributed winter clothes to the orphans before the end of 2015.

Fruitful Efforts

Because of the sponsorships QC offers, a lot of orphans received education whether academic or occupational. It was considered a gate to ensure a dignified life for them and those they are going to take care of when they are older. Many of the students excelled in some fields. To mention a few,  one of the sponsored orphans from Bosnia was awarded first in a universal competition which was held in Jeddah in 2015. One of the orphans who passed the sponsorship age is now an Imam and a preacher, and currently works at the orphans' division at QC's office in Bosnia.

QC thanked Qatar's philanthropists for sponsoring the orphans hoping such work would be a path to Jannah (Heaven), and that they and their children would be blessed for their good work.

QC's field office in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, was first established in 1994 so that QC would be able to check upon the people it sponsors and to supervise its other projects. QC spent more than 202,000,000 QR on the social care projects, especially sponsorships of orphans, families and students. QC also built houses, schools, clinics; and implemented water projects.Such work contributed to the reconstruction of Bosnia and return of the displaced and refugees who were affected by the war that hit their country in the 90s.

QC sponsors more than 92,000 orphans around the world through 'Rofaqa' initiative which was inaugurated in December 2013. It focuses on orphan children around the world and aims at offering comprehensive sponsorship for children and orphans; one that includes social, educational, health and psychological aspects.

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Via its office in Bosnia, QC has provided 405 Bosnia families from the returning refugees in Eastern Bosnia with productive and agricultural items last year to empower them to settle in their villages and cities.

Income-generating projects are essential for achieving the sustainable development of the rural world, combating the factors of socio-economic fragility, and for improving the standard of living, especially for the poorest strata.

Income-generating projects play a potentially significant role in ensuring economic integration, expanding the scope of the middle class in Bosnia and Herzegovina, improving household income, and achieving comprehensive development of the society.

The projects included dairy cows (30 projects), sheep breading (55 projects), apiaries (110 projects), and tree plantations (210 projects). 

Types of Projects

Agricultural projects including: fruitful trees, strawberries, plastic houses, beekeeping, and distribution of tilling machines, animal husbandry projects including: breeding sheep, dairy cows, and training and rehabilitation projects including plumbing courses, electrical works, sewing, typing, and embroidery.

Livelihood Stability 

Eng. Khalid Abdullah Al Yafei, the Executive Director for Operations Department in QC, demonstrated that such projects have a great effect on the beneficiaries and help to stabilize their income along with empowering them economically and providing education for their sons.

Income Generating Projects contribute to improving families’ economic conditions, meeting their daily needs, and helping them to achieve financial independence.  Al Yafei added.

Given the great importance of the humanitarian work, its role in the sustainable development, raising productivity, raising the living standards, and creating job opportunities, QC is eager to implement feasible projects and expand the scope of the beneficiaries. 

Social Housing

It is noteworthy that QC office in Bosnia and Herzegovina supported by philanthropist of Qatar State, has delivered a number of houses to the people affected by the floods. The intended aim is to preserve human dignity and give a helping hand to needy and low-income affected families.     

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Qatar Charity (QC) has delivered a number of developmental projects it implemented for orphans, widows and the needy to Mayor of Mitrovica Agim Bahtiri in Kosovo for distribution to beneficiaries.

The initiative consists of 60 projects. Qatar Charity has also signed an agreement with the municipality of Mitrovica to implement 50 new projects during the next phase.

The mayor thanked the Qatari people for their support in establishing the Development Projects and expressed his gratitude for the cooperation of Qatar Charity and its efforts in helping the needy and orphans, making a tangible impact on the lives of the beneficiary families.

On his part, Mahmoud Abbas, director of the Qatar Charity Office in Kosovo, said that the efforts of the organisation would continue to increase in order to protect the needy groups and raise their financial and social level through an integrated mechanism to promote beneficiary areas in Kosovo, particularly the city of Mitrovica.

He affirmed Qatar Charity's keenness to continue its efforts to implement projects in countries around the world and to work hard to help families to benefit from the projects.

He thanked Qatar's donors for their generous donations to establish Qatar Charity projects.
The Qatar Charity Office in Kosovo covers various segments of the society in various fields, especially orphans, the handicapped and families as the number of sponsored has reached more than 1,730.

Qatar Charity's projects in Kosovo also include education and training sector with more than 6,000 beneficiaries in QC's Qatar Training Center, more than 250 Income generating Projects, over 200 water sanitation and supply projects along with 20 mosques and houses.