Qatar Charity’s “One Heart” delivers winter assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan

QC Implements ‘Kiswit Eid’ (Ei

QC focused on the countries suffering from exceptional circumstance such as Palestine, Syria and Yemen El Kuwairi, “‘Kiswit Eid’ project aims at making the orphans happy, especially that it’s Eid”. In 33 different countries, 1,750 orphans enjoyed the Eid and became more hopeful for a better future thanks to Rofaqa initiative, one of QC’s initiatives. This project is one of so many others which QC works hard to implement so as to bring joy and happiness to the hearts of its sponsored children in Eid Al Adha. Love & Care Countries which suffer from exceptional circumstances were focused on such as Palestine, Syria and Yemen. These countries’ orphans need all the love and care one can possibly offer. They suffer every single day that any ray of hope could be very useful to them. However, QC did not forget about the orphans elsewhere. It’s project was implemented in India, Jordan, Philippine, Bangladesh, Lebanon, Iraq, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, the Comoros, Kyrgyzstan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mauritania, Kenya, Morocco, Chat, Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana, Togo, Niger, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo, Sudan and Tunisia.   ‘Eid Clothing’ campaign covered the orphans’ different needs. It included getting them shoes, and presents (based on their age and gender): shirts and pants for the boys, and dresses and shoes for the girls. More than 550 orphans benefited from the project. Values of Mercy Mr. Youssif Bin Ahmed Al Kuwairi, QC’s CEO, said, “We, at QC, made sure to prioritize the orphans, and pay extra attention to them. QC does its best to provide them with the necessary care they need. Plus, we all know that the reward our religion promises to those who sponsor orphans is great.” He, then, added, “‘Eid Clothing’ initiative is only a means to compensate for their loss. Yes, it is not like parental love and care; however, QC works hard to make the orphans feel like they’re a part of something, a family. We know how important it is to stand by these orphans’ side; which is why supporting them is a priority.” Through its ‘Rofaqa’ initiative, QC inaugurated ‘Eid Clothing’ campaign for the benefit of its sponsored orphans. The number of sponsored orphans from 31st of December 2013 until today reached 39,057 orphans from 35 different countries the world over.  Similar Projects At the same time QC implemented ‘Eid Clothing’ project, it implemented ‘Your Sacrifice, their Eid’ campaign. Through this campaign, QC was able to provide 28,100 sacrifices (of bulls and sheep) in 54 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe at a cost of 13,560,000) QR. As for the Hajj season, QC implemented many projects which included ‘Substitute Hajj’, ‘Feeding Pilgrims’ and ‘Grouping Pilgrims’. Thanks to QC, 1,500 pilgrims performed substitute hajj at a cost of 5,700,000 QR. It also grouped 16 pilgrims at a cost of 152,000 QR and provided 25,000 meals for the pilgrims. Comprehensive Care: QC sponsors around 80,000 orphans from 35 countries. It offers them comprehensive care which includes education, health, shelter and other basics. ‘Rofaqa’ Initiative is a unique humanitarian initiative which is interested in helping orphans worldwide. It aims at reaching a complementary level of care for children and orphans. It wishes to offer a new vision based on comprehensive care to include social, educational, health and psychological aspects. ‘Rofaqa’ initiative, which was inaugurated in December 2013, was able to sponsor 39,057 orphans so far.   You can donate to support such projects through the link:  Click here

2015-10-08T10:32:54+01:00

"Al Maha Medical" Delegation V

As part of its periodic inspection, a delegation from Al Maha Medical visited Al Amal Hospital, in Reyhanlı, which QC had helped establish and is currently contributing to its operation. Such cooperation is considered to be the introduction of a future joint work in offering medical consultation and contributing to conducting studies, making relief plans, and suggesting solutions. This 3-day-long visit is part of the evaluation of the work progress of the medical services offered by the hospital. Its purpose is to identify the hospital's needs for drugs, devices and medical staff. Plus, it is meant to make an annual plan to support the hospital for the year 2016. QC's office in Turkey and Dr. Hamdi Othman, Al Amal Hospital General Director, received the delegation. Dr. Othman was happy with QC's visit and its evaluation of work progress. He also commended QC's cooperation to suggest a strategic visualization for development so as to offer better services to the Syrian patients.   The delegation included Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Jaffali Al Na'imi, Al Maha Co. General Director; Engineer Murad bin Ahmed Yehya, Al Maha Medical CEO in Qatar; Dr. Munir Mohammed Hassan Rayyan, Al Maha Healthcare General Director in UAE; and Mr. Salah Mohammed Al Mahmoud, Marketing and External Affairs Director. The delegation visited the hospital's different units and viewed the work progress in the divisions. They also viewed the way of storing drugs and other medical disposables, and viewed the managerial procedures. Dr. Hamdi mentioned the hospital's achievements in the past three years. First, the hospital started receiving Syrian patients and operating critical surgeries due to complications after the patients' earlier surgeries. Then, thanks to QC support, the hospital developed to include the following clinics: internal medicine, pediatric medicine, general medicine, ophthalmology, ENT, Osteology, Neurology, Maxillofacial surgery, and General and Pulmonary Surgery.   Al Maha Medical is a Qatari company specialized in manufacturing medical and drug products. It has a strategic goal to manufacture all of Qatar's medical needs according to International Quality Standards. The company is also interested in supporting humanitarian work. It has offered several medical aids to different parties. Al Amal Hospital is the only hospital in the region that offers its services to Syrians coming from Syria or are refugees in Turkey. In December 2012, the hospital opened its doors after QC had greatly funded the equipment of most of the hospitals' divisions and paid for its expenses for more than a year. The total of what QC contributed to the hospital in the past 3 years is around 4,000,000 QR. The number of beneficiaries in the year 2014-2015 alone reached 100,250 Syrians. 3,519 surgeries were conducted in the hospital, most of which were critical and specialized. The surgeries included orthopedic, neurological, maxillofacial, general and pulmonary, ophthalmic, plastic, urinary, and ENT. Al Amal Hospital Al Amal Border Hospital was established in the Turkish city “Reyhanlı” near the Syrian borders as one of the qualitative projects implemented by QC for the Syrian people. Al Amal Hospital represents an integrated project where free specialized operations and surgeries can be performed on the wounded Syrians. The hospital also serves to minimize the costs and burdens on charitable associations that pay for the treatment and traveling of the patients. The establishment of the hospital was funded by QC in cooperation with the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) and the Syrian Society for (SY-DER) Humanitarian Aid and Development (SY-DER); the latter is a Syrian Charitable association that provides its services in Turkey. The hospital contains 30 beds, 10 IC rooms, 11 examination rooms, 3 operation rooms, 2 radiography rooms, and one medical laboratory. It also contains a number of clinics of different specializations like internal medicine, pediatrics, Gynecology, and Plastic Surgery; emergency rooms; and a morgue to keep the dead bodies until received by their relatives.   You can donate to support such projects through the link:Click here

2015-12-06T10:17:19+01:00

QC Provides Food for Around 10

Mohammed Rashid Al Ka’bi, “QC has proven its absolute and continuous commitment to offering relief aids to the Syrian refugees so as to alleviate their sufferings and provide all of the necessary means to ensure them a better life.” Around 10,000 Syrian refugees in Arsal, Lebanon, benefited from the relief project implemented by QC. This project was part of its continuous efforts to help and alleviate the sufferings of the displaced Syrians and refugees. The relief project is mainly about providing food baskets for 3 months for the benefit of 1,650 families living in the following camps: Kuwait Al Kheir, Yasar Idlib, An-Nour, Al-Qalamoun, Al Bunyan As-Sabi’, Az-Za’im, and Ar-Rahma. Solidarity In cooperation with Union of Relief and Development Associations, QC implemented the project in Lebanon to secure healthy food for 1,650 Syrian refugees in Arsal. It was implemented to strengthen the concept of solidarity and to avoid any possible future risks that would result from food shortages. As always, QC works hard to offer and secure food for the Syrian people, especially those who are in Lebanon; the targeted category of this project. QC prioritizes the field of food because of its importance. It is one of the most fundamental challenges faced by the refugees and displaced people. Therefore, QC has made it a priority for the relief projects it implements for the Syrian people. Dignified Life Mr. Mohammed Rashid Al Ka’bi, QC Relief Head of Board of Directors, said, “QC has proven its absolute and continuous commitment to offering relief aids to the Syrian refugees so as to alleviate their sufferings and provide all of the necessary means to ensure them a better life.” He emphasized on the fact that QC prioritized refugees-related relief projects since they need such projects the most. “Refugees need our help. They need our full support,” said he. He added that QC will exert more efforts to respond to the humanitarian causes which need help the most. It will do so in cooperation with all of the partners, and the parties interested in the affairs of refugees and displaced Syrians in Syria. Exceptional Efforts In the recent weeks, QC funded a project to support and rehabilitate the medical points and health centers which are open for the patients and injured Syrian refugees in Lebanon and for the displaced Syrians in Syria at a cost of 1,300,000 QR. 8 health institutions in Syria and Lebanon benefited from the project. Among these is Arsal Medical Center which consists of Emergency, Pediatric, Operations, Orthopedic, Radiology, and CT Departments in addition to a Laboratory and patients rooms. It secures the medications for all the sick and injured Syrians. Over 90,000 people benefit from the center yearly. Other centers include Al-Tufail Medical Center to which many Syrian families took refuge –about 850 people benefit from it monthly-, and Shebaa Medical Center which provides medical services to about 150 people monthly. In addition, QC pays for the treatment of the injured Syrians in Al Basha’r in Tripoli in Lebanon. The number of the displaced Syrians and refugees who benefited from QC’s relief projects until the end of last October was 6,083,517. From April 2011 until October 2015, the projects’ costs reached 322,000,000 QR. Due to their difficult conditions, the people inside Syria received 67% of the aids at a cost of 213,063,000 QR. The rest were sent to the Syrian refugees in the surrounding countries: 18% to Lebanon (58,272,000 QR), 8% to Jordan (about 26,889,000 QR), 5.5% to Turkey (19,000,000 QR), and 1.5% to Iraq and other countries to which some Syrians took refuge (4,500,000 QR). The total health costs reached 68,214,000 QR. Because of the size of its projects for the Syrians, QC was considered the first NGO in Syrian relief according to OCHA’s (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) FTS (Financial Tracking Service).   You can donate to support such projects through the link:Click here  

2016-01-14T01:49:28+01:00

Qatar Charity Distributes Food

As part of an ongoing effort to deliver aids to the besieged Syrian town of “Madaya", QC managed to distribute food rations to the starving residents of "Madaya" in cooperation with Al Rahma International Charity. QC aid convoy will be followed by other relief convoys during the coming period. QC opened the doors even wider for donations and contributions to the Syrian town of "Madaya”, as part of the Syrian campaign "Syria, Harsh Winter". Aids included prepared food such as wheat, lentils, chickpeas, beans, semolina, sugar, corn and rice, in addition to meals and fresh meat. QC appeals to the Qatari philanthropists and residents to redouble their donations and support their fellow Syrians who are facing hunger and death in the besieged town of "Madaya". Ready-to-eat meals can be donated to the residents of "Madaya" via SMS. Just individuals can send the word "Madaya," to the number 92642 to donate QR100, to the number 92428 to donate QR 500, to the number 92429 to donate QR 1000, or they can contact the hotline of Qatar Charity 44667711. The reports of the international humanitarian organizations indicate that the majority of the deceased were elderly people and infants due to the acute shortage of foodstuff, particularly milk. Thousands of Madaya residents and the western countryside of Damascus' residents including "Zabadani" and “Baqin" are facing death, due to the deteriorating humanitarian conditions and the severe cold winter.   It is worth mentioning that QC has launched its campaign "Syria  ...Harsh Winter ", beginning from Rihaniyya area along the Turkish border in order to provide warmth kits for the displaced in Syria, and refugees in southern Turkey. The first batch of the campaign included more than 250,000 pieces that were distributed on 508,000 people. QC delegation distributed 2,000 food baskets to 10,000 Syrian refugees in Rihaniyya city near to the Syrian borders. QC plays a central role to alleviate the suffering of refugees and displaced people in Lebanon. About 10,000 Syrian refugees at the Lebanese city of Arsal have benefited from the relief project carried out by Qatar Charity. The project included distributing food baskets for 3 months in favor of 1650 families living in camps such as Kuwait Al Khair, Yassar Idlib, Al Noor, Al Kalamoon housing, Al Bonian Al sabai, Al Zaeem, and Al Rahma . QC has distributed 1,825 essential materials to 15 Syrian refugees’ camps in Lebanon within “Life’s Backbone” project at a cost of QR 1,825, 000. This project provided assistance for 8,400 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, as part of QC efforts to relief the Syrian refuges, and in light of "Vladimir" snowstorm, that hits Lebanon. To donate to the campaign, "Syria  ...Harsh winter" People can donate to the campaign "Syria  ... Harsh Winter" through Rayan Bank account number: IBAN / QA40MAFR000000000003111111001, or through QC website: qcharity.org, or through QC headquarter and its branches in the state, and the outlets in the shopping malls. You can also donate to Syria campaign via SMS, by sending the word "Syria", to the number 92632 to donate QR 50, and to the number 92642 to donate QR100 riyals, and to the number 92428 to donate QR 500, and to the number 92429 to donate QR 1000. The campaign also designated the hotline number 44667711 to donate and to respond to inquiries related to it.   You can donate to support such projects through the link: Click here  

2016-01-17T02:40:13+01:00