As part of its relief projects, QC started a relief campaign for the benefit of the displaced Iraqis who came from Al Anbar Governorate, Mosul, and Salah Al Dein and went to Sulaymaniyah Governorate in Kurdistan Region. More than 11,000 people benefited from the food aids of the campaign.

The delegation which presented the aids included Mohammed Jassim Al Saliti, QC Relief Coordinator; and Dr. Ayesh Al Qahtani, a Preacher at QC. The aids included food parcels each contained basic supplies such as flour, rice, oil, lentil, tomato paste, macaroni, cheese, pekmez, sugar, tea, beans, milk, vermicelli, humus, and butter from which more than 1,600 families benefited (i.e. more than 11,000 people).

QC’s delegation distributed the food parcels in coordination with the Islamic Kurdish Association to the displaced in the camps in Sulaymaniyah Governorate and to the houses rented by the displaced.

In a press release, Mr. Al Saliti said, “The people living in the areas of territorial dispute in Iraq are suffering from bad conditions which led to the displacement of thousands of people. As a result, QC started working on alleviating the sufferings of the people of Iraq and contributing to meeting their basic needs. Through its field visit, QC’s delegation identified some of the families’ needs and helped pay for some expensive medical treatments.”

Dr. Al Qahtani called upon the philanthropists to help their displaced brothers and sisters in Iraq through providing them with the basic supplies. He emphasized the importance of following the teachings of Islam regarding supporting those in need. Those people were forced to leave their homes and are now suffering from a humanitarian crisis.

QC has previously offered urgent aids to the displaced families from Al Anbar Governorate. The aids comprised food parcels, and some basic supplies such as blankets and mattresses from which 2,000 families benefited at a cost of 400,000 QR.

In addition, in cooperation with UN’s World Food Programme, QC has previously provided the displaced Iraqis with 4,000 relief supplies that weighed 86 tons and at a cost of more than 2,000,000 QR. The supplies included products for personal hygiene, small water cans (plastic), water tanks with the capacity of 5,000 liters, and 40 drinking water containers distributed everyday to 80,000 people. In addition, QC has provided the displaced with shelter supplies such as big and medium size tents, kitchen tools, primus stoves, generators, temporary toilets, and sanitation equipment.

Last year, QC inaugurated a campaign entitled ‘Together to Relieve Al Anbar Displaced’ through which it was able to urgently aid the displaced families from Al Anbar Governorate in Iraq. The aids included food parcels, and basic supplies such as blankets, mattresses and others. They were distributed to the displaced in Mosul, Tikrit, Samarra, and others. 

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Al Ka'bi:

QC inaugurated 'Fallujah is Dying' Campaign to help alleviate the sufferings of its people and to meet their basic needs.
The difficult humanitarian condition in Al Anbar has forced thousands to be displaced due to the shortages in their basic needs of water, food, medications and covers.

QC inaugurated a relief campaign for the Iraqi city, Fallujah, which targets helping 120,000 people. The campaign includes food baskets and medical disposables for the siege-affected and the displaced people from Anbar.

The aids include food baskets; QC seeks to distribute 10,000 baskets to the people. Each basket consists of rice, sugar, oil, tomato sauce, tea, beans, eggs, milk, yogurt, date jam, and tahini. Each basket costs 200 QR. QC also plans to distribute 10,000 medical bags, each of which costs 100 QR. They consist of towels, sterilants, toothpastes, toothbrushes, diapers, adult diapers for women, soap and washing powder.

Brotherly Duty

In a press release, Mr. Mohammed Rashid Al Ka'bi, Director of Relief Management at QC, said, "The current circumstances in Anbar are really difficult for its people considering the conditions the region has been going through for a while. Thousands were forced to leave their homes; thousands have been suffering from the shortage in the basic needs of water, food, medications and covers as reported by the UN".

He also talked about how QC launched its new campaign to alleviate the sufferings of Fallujah people and to meet their needs. In addition, he mentioned that the total cost of the campaign reached 3,000,000 QR; 2,000,000 of which were spent on food supplies and the remaining 1,000,000 were spent on the medical disposables. "As a first stage, urgent aids will be distributed at a cost of 365,000 QR," he added.

Mr. Al Ka'bi encouraged the philanthropists in Qatar to support this campaign and offer donations to support its multiple products so as to follow the commandments of Islam that encourage the Muslims to be in solidarity with their Muslim brothers and sisters. "We must stand by our brothers and sisters in Iraq," he concluded.

Ways to Donate

Those who wish to donate can send SMS with 'FI4' code to 25629 to donate a food basket at a cost of 200 QR; or can send HI4 code to 24629 to donate a medical bag at a cost of 100 QR. Donors can also donate 1,000 QR to 92429; 500 QR to 82429; 100 QR to 24629; or 50 QR to 23629.

Donors can also donate through QC bank account number QA81QISB000000000108186660019, QC's website qcharity.org, QC's headquarters and branches in Qatar or the collection points in the malls.

Continuous Relief Campaigns

It is worth mentioning that QC offered relief aids to the displaced families in Anbar in a campaign it had inaugurated at a cost of 7,500,000 QR that targeted 50,000 displaced people. The campaign served more than 3,000 people in the city. The campaign included food supplies and some basic supplies such as blankets and, sleeping and sitting mattresses. The relief campaign also offered food, water, fans, and medical supplies to more than 1,000 Iraqi families who were forced to leave Anbar due to the bad conditions there.

Through coordinating with Shams Al Rafidain Charity Organization, QC aimed at relieving the people who left Anbar and sought refuge in Baghdad. It offered urgent aids to more than 1,000 Iraqi families who were forced to leave their homes because of war and the unsafe conditions of their city.  Iraqis are currently living in camps in Hayy Al Jami'a, Ghazaliya, Dora, Al A'miriya, Al Adhamiyah, Salikh, and Fadhil. Furthermore, the families took shelter at the mosques and schools. The aids to these people consisted of food, water, mattresses, fans, and medical supplies.

• Our distribution was mainly focused on those displaced, the refugees and the areas suffering from poverty and siege.
   

“Your Udhias, their Eid” campaign for this year reached about 1,000,000 beneficiaries around the world. 500 tons of beef and mutton meat were distributed in days of Eid Al Adha, especially in Arabian countries with exceptional circumstances. The project cost was over 13,000,000 QR.

Mr. Faisal Al Fahida expressed his relief upon the success of udhias project. It was implemented in 37 different countries around the world; the project brought happiness for many needy families and their children, especially those forced to migrate because of their situation such as Syrians, Iraqis, and Yemenis; or people suffering from poverty, blockade, unemployment, and hard living circumstances such as Palestinians, Somalis, and others.

Good Trace

Al Fahida expressed his gratitude to those who donated through QC’s “Your Udhias, their Eid” campaign; praying that Allah would accept their generous donations, pointing that the campaign left a good trace in the hearts of about 1,000,000 beneficiaries, and brought happiness to their families.  Other QC projects that were implemented in Eid Al-Adha such as Eid Clothing Distribution made the beneficiaries happy, as well. “The number of udhias exceeded our expectations by 3,000, and that proves the engagement of our donors and their trust in QC,” Al Fahida said. He encouraged QC to continue its philanthropic efforts as long as there are people in need considering it a humanitarian duty that Islam encourages.    

Targeted countries

“Having offices in more than 25 different countries contributed significantly in the project’s success, it ensured the quality and speed of the implementation and access to those most vulnerable” he added.

Cattle butchered by QC during its campaign “Your Udhia, Their Eid” reached 27,044 sheep and cows: 12,249 sheep, and 1,112 cows (equivalent to 7,784 udhias ), producing more than 480 tons of meat.

The udhias project was implemented in countries spread across Asia, Africa , and Europe; these countries are as follows:

Syria (residents and refugees in near countries), Palestine, Iraq, Somalia, Qatar, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Sudan, Kenya, Djibouti, Mali, Togo, Nepal, India, Chad, Mauritania, Yemen, Bangladesh, Benin, Gambia, Sri Lanka, Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, Kosovo, Comoros, Albania, Philippines, Ghana, Jordan, and Bosnia.

Intervention Share

Other than distribution of meat,“Your udhias, Their Eid” campaign included other projects such as covering Hajj expenses, providing hospitality for pilgrims, distribution of Eid clothing inside and outside Qatar, with a total cost of 23,000,000 QR.

It is worth mentioning that QC was able to distribute 3,000 udhias locally, for the benefit of more than 14,400 people including widows, orphans, and low-income families at a cost of 1,400,000 QR.

Also, QC distributed eid clothing to orphans and poor families’ children inside Qatar during Eid Al Adha that cost more than 500,000 QR. QC held awareness activities such as the pilgrim awareness activity in many malls: Gulf mall , Khor mall, and Lagoona mall. These activities were held during first 10 days of thul hijjah.     

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