The Holy Month of Ramadan the Holy Month of Fasting Is Approaching and Every Single Day We Come Closer to the Com- Mencement of the Month of Mercy and Plenty

Editorial

The Holy Month of Ramadan The holy month of fasting is approaching and every single day we come closer to the com- mencement of the month of mercy and plenty. With such promises of forgiveness, abun- dance and faith bestowed upon us by the holy month, it gives me pleasure to extend, on behalf of Qatar Charity, the best congratulations to our people in Qatar and to the Arab and Muslim nations, praying to Almighty Allah to accept our good deeds and grant us his Ulti- mate mercy.

To bring unattainable things closer to those needy people and make it obtainable for them so as to alleviate their suffering, or to make a good change in their lives, are deemed to be the best and most honorable works loved by Almighty Allah. Giving is life; on one hand, it gives the benefactors and charity makers a living full of tranquility, comfort, blessing and security. On the other hand, the needy are given the hope of a different decent life that preserves their dignity.

We aspire that the holy month will be an opportunity for us and for all Muslims to come closer to Allah and to seek His satisfaction through charity making and serving those in need. The ongoing chronic crises and disasters afflicting our nation require more brotherly responsibility to carry out our humanitarian duty. This will be possible only by the concerted efforts of all, each in accordance with its possible capabilities, and none of us should save any effort even if it is a tiny, feeble act of kindness.

Thanks and prayers of forgiveness are for each benefactor, good doer, and for everyone who puts his trust in Qatar Charity. QC’s Ramadan campaign “Giving is Life” for this current year 1438 A.H. will come true by your continuous support so as to realize its ambitious objectives represented in extending access to more than two million people from the most needy groups. May Allah help you to do what pleases Him and achieves His satisfaction. Thanks are to Allah first and last.

Chief Executive Officer Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari Ghiras Periodical Magazine published by Qatar Charity to May 2017 AD Issue No.15 – Ramadan 1438 AH corresponding

“Giving is Living” Inaugurating Campaign Targets Two Million Persons The Largest City for Orphans around the World (Sheikha Aisha bint Hamad Al Attiyah City)

“Zhaab” Returns the Favor to the Qatari Society Heba aspires to study medicine despite cerebral atrophy (Success Story) Although Heba Alwhaidi (15 years) has had a cerebral atrophy since her childhood and she cannot write at all, she has got high grades since she was in the elementary school. She looks 14 forward to joining the medical school and she never gives up.

Periodic Magazine by Qatar Charity Issue 15 – Ramadan 1438 AH - May 2017 AD The Mauritanian President Meets HE Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser Al Thani The President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, met the Chairman of Qatar Charity, HE Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser GENERAL SUPERVISOR bin Jassem Al Thani, during a visit where a number of large development ALI ATIQ ALABDULLA projects were opened. Both of them discussed their opinions concerning the humanitarian and charitable work and means of development and support in 19 order to benefit more needy people. EDITOR-IN-CHEIF AHMED SALIH AL-ALI

MANAGING EDITOR ALI ALRASHEED

EDITORS AWADALLA GUBARA AHMED MOHAMMED. EZOEIN

PHOTOGRAPHER MOHEMED ENAS A. ALEEM

DESIGNER KHADIR AL-SHEIKH HILAL

COVER DESIGNER Initiatives launched to support the Palestinian BAKEEL SHAMS ADDIN people (conference) As part of the Humanitarian and Development Forum for Palestine, organizations and other participants at the conference launched initiatives ADVERTISING & DISTRIBUTION at a cost of QR 100 m to implement developmental projects in Palestine. 26 Sessions and workshops were held in the margins of the conference. SALEH AHMED ABDEL-GABBAR

SUBSCRIPTIONS P.O.BOX 1224 DOHA - QATAR Electronic copy Please send us your email to : TEL:+974 44667711 FAX: +974 44667733 [email protected] E.MAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.qcharity.org Printed copy Cost 10 QAR to benefit QC development projects. Please call : +974 44667711 Report Two Remarkable Achievements for Qatar Charity (QC) Pertaining to its Field Intervention Group”, the health consultant group among 50 local and international health organizations competing for the membership of this significant international group. The Ministry in charge of following-up and cooperating with non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Burkina Faso, has ranked Qatar Charity among the top five international organizations that aims at fighting poverty and achieving development in Burkina Faso. According to the concerned ministry, Qatar Charity has played a prominent role in implementing many humanitarian and development projects aligned with the development programs in the country, especially in the fields of health, education, water and sanitation and income-generating projects. As a kind of showing appreciation for QC’s tremendous efforts relevant to health care in Yemen, QC’s office there has been selected as a member of the core group of the World Health Organization (WHO) among 50 local and international health organizations. The UN Group is the central core that structures health according to the group›s strategies and policies, where the members of this group determine the priorities of the overall health interventions in Yemen. QC has been able, in a short period, to get the confidence of key players in the humanitarian work field, especially health care. There were a number of objective criteria that made QC eligible to be selected for Core Group membership, among other 10 organizations in Yemen, such as: the level of activities, capacities and competences; and the considerable efforts exerted to support the health sector in Yemen . It is noteworthy that Qatar Charity is a key partner in supporting six fields of the United Nations including food security, health, water and sanitation and education. In this regard, this is a remarkable achievement for Qatar Charity Office in Yemen that reinforces its essential role as an In Burkina Faso: QC has been ranked among the top five major international active partner in implementing and international organizations supporting health activities and interventions in In Yemen: QC’s office has obtained the membership of the “Core Yemen.

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“Giving is Living” Campaign Targets Two Million Persons around the World

As Muslims around the world inside and outside Qatar at an implemented outside the state is approach the holy month of estimated cost of QR30,750,572, QR15million; benefiting 1.1 million Ramadan for 1438 AH, Qatar targeting 2,047,065 persons. persons, while the estimated Charity (QC) has launched Ramadan budget for Ramadan Projects inside Main Projects campaign entitled “Giving is Living” the state is QR16 million, benefiting hoping that this month would help The campaign includes three main more than 900.000 persons. it to draw close to Allah and seek projects: Iftar tables, Eid clothes, The campaign focuses mainly on His forgiveness by implementing and Zakat Al-Fitr. As well as a range countries suffering from crises and charity works, and helping people of public and Islamic Da›wa projects displacement such as Syrian people, in need. Accordingly, it has a logo implementing inside the state, and or drought-affected countries such entitled “Be Closer to Allah” information programs broadcasting as Somalia. It has a number of new via the media and social networks. programs, initiatives, and projects. The campaign aims at implementing a range of projects The estimated cost of the projects

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Our Ramadan Projects in Qatar... Prosperity and Diversity

The projects implemented inside The targeted areas include Al Khor, in the industrial area by using the state include fast-breaking Simaisma, Al Kharaitiyat, Al Gharafa, cars for that purpose, benefiting projects, Soqya, as well as a range Alrayan, Al Shahaniya, Al-Wakrah, 12000 workers throughout the holy of public and cultural programs and Bin Mahmoud, Fereej Abdel Aziz, month of Ramadan. challenge projects that allow youth Al Najma, Mansoura, Bin Omran, Al volunteer teams to compete with Matar, Al-Sailiya, Al-Sailiya, Umm «Ramadan Food Basket» each other in cooperation with a Salal Muhammad, Al Ruwais, and Al The project aims at distributing number of the relevant bodies. Kaaban. basic food supplies to -1500low- income families by distributing The estimated cost of Ramadan «From Home to Home» coupons at the beginning of the projects inside the state is QR,15 Supporting the productive Qatari holy month to get their food needs 807,100, benefiting 908,010 families through allowing them to from malls. persons. prepare dinners for the low-income «Mobile Iftar» The principal projects including: families by providing 9000 meals throughout the holy month of Providing snacks made by Fast-Breaking Dinners Ramadan. productive Qatari families to be QC provides 23 fast-breaking «Farms Workers Iftar» distributed to vehicle drivers who dinners in various parts of Qatar, missed their Iftar to break their fast, benefiting unmarried workers, Distributing 600 daily meals to benefiting 15000 fasting. travelers, and low-income people. workers in the various farms in Qatar, benefiting 18000 workers. «SoQya, Providing Water to It also undertakes to provide 20 Prayers» fast-breaking dinners by itself and «Industrial Area Workers› financially support three fast- Iftar» Distributing water bottles to breaking dinners at a cost of QR505 worshippers during Taraweeh and million, to benefit 170,670 persons. Distributing daily meals to workers Qiyaam prayers in 43 mosques,

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benefiting 242,000 worshippers persons. throughout the holy month of Ramadan. 908,000 persons “A dialogue with Influential benefiting from our Public and Cultural Projects Figures in Ramadan» Ramadan projects and Youth Initiatives Contest A weekly meeting held in Katara Encouraging young people with influential Qatari figures to activities at a cost of QR16 to compete with each other address an issue of social concern. million. to establish entrepreneurship activities for community service and to support Ramadan and «Believers» breaking dinners and visiting majlis. external humanitarian projects, in cooperation with a university An activity encourages community Orphans’ Gifts student club and community people to follow the Sunnah of the prophet Muhammad and good Distributing gifts to the orphans development centers in Qatar. The behavioral habits such as visiting ahead of Eid al-Fitr to bring a smile best initiatives will be selected and patients, participating in funerals, honored. and feeding the needy. to their faces. QC urges good «Al Baraha Program for «Cohabitation» people to donate to help orphans Communities» to make them happy. This event allows non-Muslims A public program includes Iftar to get familiar with customs and meals and a number of awareness- traditions of Qatari society, by raising and recreation events letting them experience some targeting foreign communities voluntary activities such as fast- living in Qatar, benefiting 10,000

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Qatar Charity’s Projects outside Qatar during Ramadan

1,139,505 People shall benefit from Ramadan projects in 37 countries

people. In addition, food items would be Food assistance for distributed to 100,000 affected the countries suffering Iftar Meals people in Syria and Somalia (flour, crises and drought The «Iftar Meals» is the largest bread, food baskets) at a cost of QR 3.2 million. Qatar Charity implements Ramadan project in Ramadan at a cost of projects in 37 countries around QR 10,031,451 benefiting 952,889 Eid Clothing the world including the provision people with the allocation of 1.5 of Iftar meals for fasting people, million for Syrian refugees and Eid clothing project aims at filling Eid clothing and Zakat Al Fitr. The displaced people. Further, a large sponsored orphans› heart with projects will cost QR15 million and share of funds shall be allocated to happiness. It is expected to benefit is expected to benefit 1.1 million Yemen, Somalia, Palestine and Iraq. 3786 orphans in 21 countries at a

8 cost of QR 378,600. Clothes will be 1,242,457. Lebanon, Morocco, Philippines, distributed before Eid Al Fitr. Bosnia, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Kosovo, The targeted countries from “Giving Albania and Turkey Zakat Al-Fitr is living” campaign are: Syria, Bangladesh, Niger, India, Sri Lanka, Qatar Charity implements this Somalia, Mauritania, Indonesia, project with a view to make Yemen, Ethiopia, Nepal, Palestine, The projects include Muslims much happier at Eid Al Sudan, Djibouti, Ghana, Benin, providing Iftar meals, Eid Fitr and live decently. It will benefit Chad, Comoros, Senegal, Kenya, clothing and Zakat Al Fitr. 82,830 people in 33 countries Pakistan, Jordan, Burkina Faso, Mali, around the world at a cost of QR Nigeria, Iraq, Togo, United Kingdom,

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Zakat through Qatar Charity Easy and Quick Calculation and Donation Services

Qatar Charity helps calculating (individuals, companies, course on pilgrimage (hajj( and Zakat for both individuals and professions, real estate, etc.) Hajj Badal (Performing Substitute companies, gives answers to Pilgrimage), and courses targeting B. Calculating Zakat that payers religious financial issues related to have accumulated for several women. zakat, and facilitates Zakat payment years. A Website and Application (ZAKATI) by all regular and electronic means. Qatar Charity has established a C. Calculating and analyzing the The Website special department for Zakat and budgets of companies in order to added two new electronic Zakat pay Zakat. Zakati website answers questions services including a website and related to Islamic law provisions of D. Calculating zakat of speculative zakat. It also provides many services (ZAKATI) application. The website stocks, fixed stocks and stock enables Zakat payers to calculate clearance. including asking an expert on how Zakat via Zakat calculator. to calculate the zakat quorum 2. Answering the religious financial imposed on each item. The website Zakat Department questions related to zakat. also supports the direct donations provided to the needy keeping The Department of Zakat provides 3. Conducting training courses on confidentiality of the donor›s the following services: (calculation of zakat for individuals, personal information. companies and real estate), a 1. Calculating Zakat services which course on charities(atonements, The donor›s profile page is available include: vows, sacrifices and Oaths), a course on the website including an A. Calculating Zakat of on sacrifices and Zakat Al-Fitr, a information about the donor and

10 the total value of the paid zakat. experience easier and clearer of its type: money, stocks, livestock or gold. Link: http://www.zakaty.org ● Providing a more secure environment during donation to Link: https://www.qcharity.org/en/ Application keep the confidentiality of the qa/home/zakat Qatar Charity launched «Zakati» donor›s personal information. To communicate application on Android and IOS. ● A profile page: The application The application has the following provides a profile page of the To communicate with the features: donor, which contains information Department of Zakat to about the donor and the total value ● Friendly using: the application respond to your inquiries: contains many sections that of the zakat paid. help the user to understand the Application link: Please visit the headquarters subject of Zakat, services targeting http://qch.qa/q/zakaty and branches in Qatar and companies, the possibility of the collectors in malls requesting an expert, as well as Zakat Calculator how to calculate the quorum Zakat Expert Email: imposed on each item Qatar Charity›s website provides the service of «Zakat Calculator», [email protected] ● Facilitating the process of to facilitate the calculation of Zakat Zakat Expert Phone: donation: the application allows and pay its due amount imposed users to donate via the application on the zakat payer. Zakat Calculator 55035744 - 44290152 interface, making the users› helps calculating zakat, regardless

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Sheikha Aisha bint Hamad Al Attiyah City When orphans› dreams come true in Sudan As part of Sheikha Aisha bint Hamad and a group of administrators from their brothers in Sudan. He also Al Attiyah City project implemented the head office in Doha and the mentioned the development projects by Qatar Charity, HE Sheikh Thani Khartoum branch. that the government of Qatar and bin Hamad Al-Thani has handed over Keys’ Handing over its charitable organizations had housing units› keys in Ad-Damir city, contributed to, including Abu Hamad In a grand ceremony, HE Sheikh Thani River Nile State, located some 287 km City Electricity Project, besides bin Hamad Al-Thani handed over the north of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, to contributing to solving the Darfur keys of Sheikha Aisha bint Hamad Al the orphans› families last April. problem through holding a dialogue Attiyah City (known as Rufaqaa Model The handing over took place during under Qatari mediation that helped City) to Hatim Al-Waseela al-Samani, develop the region. a ceremony held at the headquarter governor of River Nile State. HE For her part, Sudan’s Minister of the project in the presence of Mr. also inaugurated Abu Bakr al-siddiq of Welfare and Social Security Abd al-Rahman Sadiq al-Mahdi - Mosque, which can accommodate Mashair Al-Dawalab expressed assistant to the Sudanese president, 800 worshippers. In addition, he her appreciation for Qatar and its federal ministers as well as ministers toured the city, visiting the exhibition from River Nile State. The ceremony assistance in Sudan in the fields that covered all stages of the city›s was also attended by Sheikh Hamad of health, education and orphan implementation. bin Nasser al-Thani, chairman of the sponsorship. She hoped that other Board of Directors of Qatar Charity, Commending the State voluntary organizations would follow Faisal bin Abdullah al-Mahmoud, of Qatar›s Efforts suit in Sudan and the Arab world. member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Governor Al-Samani expressed his Tears of Joy Yousef Bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Chief deep thanks to the government Mothers of orphans shed tears of Executive Officer of Qatar Charity and people of Qatar for supporting joy and extended their thanks to

12 Sheikha Aisha bint Hamad Al Attiyah City When orphans› dreams come true in Sudan Qatar Charity. Ms. Ishtiaq Marzouq her life much happier. The project,s area Abdelhareth stated that her husband About Sheikha Aisha City The project is implemented on died, leaving eight children that were The city aims at offering the orphans 200,000 square meters region that is living at her father›s house in one and their families with the means of a in north of Ad-Damir. room. However, she feels safe now decent livelihood through providing Project Components after collecting the keys of her new comprehensive care and economic • 200 housing units house and she will let her children empowerment in an integrated • 4 schools and a kindergarten with join the city›s school. social, educational, health and 115 teachers Amani Hassan Khalifa Ahmed, recreational environment. In addition, another widow, said that she all the people of the surrounding • a vocational training center (28 has three young children living regions will take advantage of the teachers and trainer) in a rented house and they were city›s services • a health center with 18 doctors and threatened with expulsion. Thanks The Importance of the Place nurses to Qatar Charity, that provided her a The city of Ad-Damir, the River • A total of 192 employees and new house. She is confident that her Nile State was selected for workers children›s future will be brighter now. implementing this project, as it is • a mosque with a capacity of 850 Rana Thabet Jawad demonstrated the least developed, lacks the basic • 3 different playgrounds that her husband died several infrastructure, and suffers from the • -2000 square- meter park for months ago in a car accident leaving low literacy rates and the high rates children 11 boys and girls. As a result, she of employment due to desertification feels distressed and lonely, but Qatar in the region. • Agricultural green spaces Charity had given hand to her making

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Gaza Nada, a child who is an aspirant to study medicine despite cerebral atrophy.

ALLAH has awarded her to be highly school with my brothers, I felt very successful at school after losing the relieved, because I know I am no less Pioneer Project ability to control her limbs and to intelligent than the students,» Nada speak as well. says. - The Health Sector She is a -15year-old Palestinian girl Services Support Project, living in the west of Gaza City. She Wheel Chair funded by the Gulf has had a cerebral atrophy since her Talking about this difficulty, her Cooperation Council childhood, yet her teachers in the mother who shares solving it said (GCC) through the primary and prep schools believe she Islamic Development has a great thinking mind. that she works daily to check her daughter›s school notebooks in order Bank (IDB), is one of the The ambition of this girl, whose leading humanitarian limbs involuntarily shake, is to reach to know about the homework and projects in the Gaza Strip the medical school and she never then asks her daughter to do it giving for providing people gives up. She got %99.8 in the her the answers, while Nada writes with special needs with second semester and looks forward them down on her notebooks for medical aids. It has a to continuing her education until each subject.» positive impact on this wearing a white uniform. As long as Qatar Charity is looking group and improves With healthy people transportation for them, for such humanitarian cases to lend in addition to reducing The cerebral atrophy is damage them a helping hand to be successful complications arising and loss of brain cells as a whole, and to achieve their goals, Nada has from disability, and or part of it, in a way that causes been given a wheelchair as part of enhancing rehabilitation losing the ability to carry out services offered by voluntary operations and processes «Support Project for Health Sector Services in Gaza» GCC-funded project rehabilitation providers of thought and concentration from the private sector. for humans. Knowing it, we will through the Islamic Development discover that Nada’s case is a real Bank. Further, providing Nada with - The total number miracle. Paradoxically, this child the wheelchair put a shaky smile on of beneficiaries of has not gotten less than the level her face expressing her delight for the project since its of excellence since she was in inception is more than elementary school, although she getting it to help her move to and 2000 disable people. The cannot write at all, and the only from the school, which is more than project was implemented subject that always affects her score 200 meters away from her home in partnership with is drawing, because she cannot use in Gaza City. Besides, she assured 3 specialized local colors or paintbrush. getting very happy with what Qatar associations, which Joining the schools of health people Charity offered her. provided aids for has been impossible for Nada. At people with disabilities To express her feelings, Nada›s the beginning, she was enrolled in such as electric chairs, the Shams Al Amal School for the mother thanked Qatar Charity for its wheelchairs, crutches and Disabled, but the school later decided efforts to help people with special breathing aids. to let her join the schools of healthy needs, stressing the importance of - The total number of people due to her intelligence. continuing to serve this community beneficiaries of chairs «I felt very helpless after my brothers group and enhance the means of with disabilities is 528 joined UNRWA schools without me, integrating it into the Palestinian people. and that has caused internal pain society. for me, but after I joined the same

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Qatar Charity Combats the Effects of Drought ... Face to Face

A humanitarian delegation from of Qatar Charity Mr. Mansour Dafaa humanitarian situation, completed Qatar charity led by His Excellency «, Ahmed Saleh Alali, QC’s Media of the distribution of relief aid and Sheikh Hamad bin Fahd bin Abdul Manager, Nayef Alanzy, and other worked on mobilizing donations for Aziz Al-Thani paid a humanitarian media contributors including: sustainable quality projects. visit to Somalia in the first half of Abdellah Anzy, Ahmed Abdellah, April to observe the worsening Sayed Hussam Rowhy, Abdullah Camps humanitarian situation there. QC› Helali, and from Marsal Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Fahd bin Abdul delegation launched large relief network Yaseen Harsi. Aziz Al-Thani, head of the Qatar projects and met the Somali Prime Charity delegation, said that the Minister and local figures. QC inaugurated important relief projects, including opening a drought in Somalia has had a Members of the Delegation kitchen that provides services bad impact on everything there. The livestock upon which many The delegation included: Jasem for 7,000 people, and drilled an artesian well that provides drinking country people depended perished Aljasem, the adviser to the causing them to migrate to the Executive Manager of QC, «Adviser water for about 4,000 in drought- devastated areas. cities looking for safety. Many of to the International Arbitration» the displaced people live in camps and « General Assembly member The visit made a field survey of the and looking for you not to let them

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down. «Competitors» radio program, team, Education City team, North broadcasted on the Holy Quran Atlantic College team, Qatar He praised all those who radio station, to collect donations Leadership Academy team. contributed to the benefit of the to support relief projects in affected people in Somalia, and Somalia. The competing teams Qatar Charity has launched a commended Qatar›s great efforts participated in this episode, which hashtag #hunger_strikes _Somalia in this field. QC’s humanitarian had a large public of donors, who at the end of March after the projects have been carried out to interacted with the presenter Dr. deterioration of the situation in alleviate the impact of the disaster Abdul Rahman Al-Harami, Sheikh the country and the famine has Hamad bin Fahd Al-Thani, Mr. claimed many peoples’ lives. This on our brothers in Somalia. He was to raise awareness of the social also expressed his hope that the Jassim Al-Jassem, and Media Fahd Al-Bishara. networking public of the plight of campaign will continue to support the Somali people and the dangers the campaign . The teams that participated in they encounter. Final Episode «Competitors» for Somalia were: Qatar University team, Community It is noteworthy that Qatar Charity College team, Aspire Academy devoted the final episode of

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In the presence of HE Sheikh Hamad Bin Nasser Al Thani A number of Vital projects inaugurated in Mauritania

Headed by HE Sheikh Hamad Bin families as part of the social housing Nouakchott. The cost of this project was Nasser Al-Thani, Chairman of the project amounted to QR 11 million. The about QR 1 million benefiting nearly Board of Directors, Qatar Charity total of the houses, which have been 500 deaf students. (QC), a delegation from Qatar Charity delivered are 260 so far. The center is of 1000 square meters and including Mr. Yusuf Bin Ahmed Al Deaf Rehabilitation Center consists of several units: a kindergarten Kuwari, Chief Executive Officer, has for deaf children, play areas, a room inaugurated various developmental The deaf rehabilitation center is for early diagnosis of hearing loss and humanitarian projects during a located in Arafat province, the most and a primary school consisting of two-day field visit to Mauritania. inhabited province in Nouakchott. QC’s delegation and a delegation six classrooms totaling 240 square QC implemented housing projects and from the Mauritanian government meters for 240 students. Besides, the inaugurated the deaf rehabilitation and headed by the Minister of Social center includes a vocational training education center and two mosques. In Affairs, Mrs. Maymunah Bint Al-Taqi, institute of 190 square meters. That addition, it organized a celebration for have inaugurated the center of Sheikh institute will enable more than 100 the orphans sponsored in Mauritania. Nasser bin Jassim Bin Mohammed Al deaf students to learn and practice professions and crafts that will give Social housing Thani, who is the son of the founder of the State of Qatar, HE Jassim Bin them an opportunity to professionally During a visit to the country, Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani, may Allah have take part in the labor market. It also Hamad bin Nasser bin Jassim Al Thani mercy on them. This center is the official has different clubs for computer, chess, handed over the keys of the third headquarters of the Deaf Rehabilitation and drawing; a library, and a 100 square batch of 30 housing units to the needy and Education Center in the capital, meters separated building for the

18 Meeting the Mauritanian management comprising a manager’s Shaikha Wadha bint Jaber Al-Henzab President office, a teachers’ room, and a library. mosque in Nouakchott. It is 405 square The center is going to be fully equipped meters accommodating 700 prayers. The President of the Islamic in order to operate efficiently. It is fully furnished including a center Republic of Mauritania, HE for teaching the Holy Quran, lodging Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, met Donating for the Embassy the Chairman of Qatar Charity, for the Sheikh of the center and the HE Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser bin Qatar’s Embassy in Mauritania has muezzin. Moreover, it has acoustics, Jassem Al Thani, at the presidential donated a small bus to the Deaf Center bathrooms, and facilities for ablution. palace in Nouakchott. to transport the students to and from The delegation has also opened Sheikh Both of them discussed the the center. The donation was made by Nasser Bin Jassim Bin Mohammed humanitarian and charitable work the Chargé d›affaires of the Embassy, Al Thani mosque in Al-Naim village, and ways to develop and support Mr. Fahad Al-Dosari, who attended 120 km from Nouakchott. It can this field in order to benefit more the ceremony and presided over the accommodate 500 prayers and is full- needy people. opening on behalf of the Ambassador. service and well equipped. His Highness Sheikh Hamad Mosques A ceremony for Orphans bin Nasser bin Jassem Al Thani expressed his deep thanks to the In the presence of a number of A ceremony attended by= more than President of the Republic for his , senior benefactors, accompanied 300 orphans, who are sponsored by government s cooperation with by a delegation of the Mauritanian QC in Mauritania and their mothers, the charitable organizations and government headed by His Excellency was held on the occasion of QC’s the facilities provided for their tasks to reach the largest number the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Ahmed delegation’s visit. Plays that reflect the of beneficiaries from the neediest Ould Ahl Daoud and Mr. Mrabbih positive change in the orphans’ lives groups. During the meeting, he also Rabbou Ould Bounenna, the Governor due to QC’s support were performed in presented Qatar Charity,s vision of of South Nouakchott, QC’s delegation this ceremony. The ceremony included humanitarian work in Mauritania headed by HE Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser a welcome anthem and speeches and the efforts exerted owing to bin Jassim Al-Thani, have opened delivered by the orphans’ mothers. the fraternal and religious duty towards the brotherly Mauritanian people.

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“Zhaab” Returns the Favor to the Qatari Society Under the patronage of HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, Qatar Charity has launched ‘Zhaab’ initiative entitled ‘A Duty, Not a Favor’.

Sponsored by HE Sheikh Joaan bin Talal al-Kuwari stressed, “Our support all segments of society Hamad al-Thani, Qatar Charity (QC) work is not just about giving in addition to safeguarding their started ‘Zhaab’ initiative, under the a helping hand to the needy, rights and values, promoting their slogan ‘A Duty, Not A Favor’, last Friday but also, identifying long-term participation in social development, to support the Qatari society. comprehensive solutions to the and providing them with the means challenges they face.” A press conference was held in the make use of their idle capacities so that presence of QC CEO Yusuf bin Ahmed they can be self-reliant and get enough al-Kuwari and Zhaab Executive Director, poor families and individuals locally income,” he continued. Talal al-Kuwari, to address the media and abroad, there has always been an al-Kuwari confirmed, «Our mission is about the initiative. urgent need for a national initiative to not only to provide assistance, but to Priceless provide aid and assistance to members find solutions to the challenges they of the local communities in particular.” face in order to ensure the sustainable Zhaab is a colloquial Qatari word that and inclusive development of society as refers to a personal object of great Community Service Culture a whole, with a focus on human rights value whether it is moral or material, “One of our main objectives is to and the culture of community service and similarly in this context, it refers to through cooperation with various the Qatari society. Commenting on the significance of launching such initiatives in Qatar, QC CEO Yusuf bin Ahmed al-Kuwari Total aid inside Qatar in 2016 said, “HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani have stressed the importance of charitable work, as stated in the Qatar National Vision 2030, which focuses on social development through giving attention to human resources in society.” Responsible Society «Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani, QCy is proud to launch the Zhaab initiative as returning the favor to the Qatari community in all its segments. Our ultimate goal is to create a conscious, responsible and developed society based on equality, fraternity and social justice, “he added. Zhaab’s Executive Director, Talal al- Kuwari, stated, “While a number of humanitarian initiatives and charity programs are already supporting

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“We have many objectives to automatically deduct the donor›s to serve the target groups, allocation from his monthly salary for To contact us including a campaign of monthly the initiative in order to make it more For more information on how to apply deductions from the salaries convenient to the donor and save for assistance, or to donate to support of donors, under the name of expenses and time. Zhaab initiative, please visit or contact , ‘Zokhor’,” he said. Evaluation Criteria Zhaab s offices at: 44444676 or visit Qatar Charity Offices at: 44667711 To ensure the success of the Zhaab initiative in achieving its goals f: to bodies of the country.» create a community based on equality, Zhaab initiative has a lot of plans to fraternity and social justice, basic serve the target groups, including the criteria have been developed for donation campaign under the name evaluating applications to benefit from the initiative,s support and in light of of ‘Zokhor’, which means donating which the magnitude and assistance of what the person owns, which is a families and individuals will be assessed monthly donation plan established and offered. through Qatari banks to facilitate the donation process. The program works

Mr. Yousuf Bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, Executive Director of Qatar Charity and Mr. Talal Al Kuwari, Executive Director of Zhaab during the press conferenc

21 Report Overview of Qatar Charity Relief Projects in 2016 •5.3 million affected people have benefited from QC›s aids amounting to QR 188 million

With the escalation of crises costs were up to QR 37 million, in 2016 and the high rates of benefiting more than 803,000 displaced people and refugees people. The cost of water and poor families and individuals locally in the neighboring countries, the sanitation projects amounted to and abroad, there has always been an humanitarian and development more than QR 5 million, benefiting urgent need for a national initiative to assistance provided by QC to about 600,000 people. provide aid and assistance to members dozens of countries has significantly of the local communities in particular.” increased. Due to the worsening Syrian refugee crisis in 2016, QC Community Service Culture QC›s relief assistance has increased, implemented relief projects at the “One of our main objectives is to reaching its peak last year, where cost of QR 150 million benefiting the number of beneficiaries was 3,8 million people. more than 5.3 million people affected by wars, disasters and In addition, QC implemented crises. relief projects for the benefit of 850,000 Yemeni people at In this regard, QC provided aids a cost of QR 16.5 million. QC›s in various fields including shelter, projects in Iraq amounted to non-food items, food, health, QR 5.7 million, benefiting more education, water and sanitation, at than 145,000 people, and the an estimated cost of more than QR relief projects implemented in 188 million. Palestine, amounted to more than The cost of projects implemented in QR 3 million, benefiting91,000 the fields of shelter, non-food items people. The cost of relief projects in in 2016 amounted to more than QR Somalia amounted to QR 3 million 81 million, benefiting more than benefiting more than 176,000 700,000 affected people. Further, people. the cost of food projects amounted to more than QR 50 million, Beneficiary countries benefiting more than 2.7 million The following countries have people, and the Health projects benefited from QC›s relief amounted to QR 4.7 million, assistance: benefiting more than 360,000 affected people. Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Somalia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sudan, The cost of education projects Sri Lanka, Albania, Djibouti, Haiti, amounted to more than QR 9 Kenya, Niger and Indonesia. million, benefiting more than 80,000 students, and the total relief

22 poor families and individuals locally and abroad, there has always been an urgent need for a national initiative to provide aid and assistance to members of the local communities in particular.” Community Service Culture “One of our main objectives is to

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Opening two Model Villages in Niger and Djibouti

In January, Qatar Charity (QC) and two schools (secondary and QC in collaboration with Mercy opened two model villages called prep) benefiting 2000 persons. International Association. «Doha Alkhair» in Niger and Djibouti, His Excellency Mr. Hussein Al-Tenni, The village, «Doha Al Kheir” comprises benefiting thousands of people in Speaker of the National Assembly, 100 houses, a medical center, a both countries. His Excellency Mr. Hamani Abdua, mosque, a primary school and a The First Village Minister of Social Development and tailoring center, a water network, and Regional Planning, and a number of The first village was implemented a large tank. QC is looking forward to ministers and officials, members and by QC›s initiative «Atta Alkhair from more than 5,000 people in Damerjog deputies of the National Assembly Doha Alkhair”. It includes a large take advantage of these facilities. . of Niger, Mr. Hamad bin Mohammed mosque that can accommodate more The model village, which was built Al Shahwani attended the opening than 800 people, as well as a primary within a year, aims at providing a ceremony. school, an orphanage for more than safe and decent housing for 100 400 students, 30 houses and a solar- The second village families with more than 1,200 powered artesian well. Other facilities Qatar Charity has inaugurated individuals, providing basic health will be built in the second phase a model village at Damerjog in care, and providing educational of the project, including a sewing the Arta Region of Djibouti. The services to more than 360 students. workshop for girls and women to project was funded by «Rohama It also provides potable water to the provide them with a stable income, Qatar» and implemented by the village, creates job opportunities by

24 Opening two Model Villages in Niger and Djibouti

The two villages include of the Embassy of Qatar Mr. Nasser Al-Tuni, Speaker of the National multiple facilities such Mohammed Saeed Abu Sala›a, the Assembly of Niger said. as poor families› houses, Qatari delegation that was headed «The village has integrated facilities schools, orphanages, health by Khalid Abdullah Al Yafie, Director and will contribute to a sustainable centers, sewing workshops, of QC›s Operations Department, the development process through mosques and wells, members of «Rohama Initiative» and providing educational services and benefiting thousands of the members of “Atta Alkhair from implementing income-generating people. Doha Alkhair” initiative.» projects,» His Excellency Hamani Government Commendations Abdua, the Minister of Housing and Government officials in both Development in Niger said. rehabilitating and providing training countries commended the «The village is a distinctive addition to to female students in the tailoring developmental role of these villages Djibouti and it addresses the housing center. as follows: problem in the country,” said His The opening ceremony was held «We thank the brothers in the State Excellency Musa Mohammed Ahmed under the patronage of Djibouti›s of Qatar for implementing these Minister of Housing, Environment and Minister of Housing, Environment and large development projects that Urban Planning in Djibouti Urban Planning Musa Mohammed make a difference in the lives of Ahmed and the chargé d’affaires beneficiaries,» His Excellency Hussein

25 Sponsors and partners Report The conference was organized under the patronage of the Qatar Development Fund and a number of Qatar›s regional and international charitable partners: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Palestine, Doctors without Borders Organization, and Welfare Association – Taawon.

At the conclusion of the forum organized by Qatar Charity Humanitarian and Development Initiatives worth 100 million QR to support Palestinians

The total cost of the contracting • Supporting Qatar Charity’s cooperation efforts to launch works of the organizations and initiative for the conference to ensure initiatives primarily concerned with: entities participating in the its sustainability and effectiveness - Preparing and developing Humanitarian and Developmental through the establishment of an Palestinian leaders specialized in Forum for Palestine(HDFP) organized effective governance system for development and humanitarian work. by Qatar Charity in Doha last March this initiative and to expand its - To better utilize the media in order was 100 million QR invested to participation in the appropriate way, to support the development and establish and support development in addition to managing to integrate humanitarian issues of Palestine by projects in Palestine. with the existing coordination and taking advantage of the positive More than 160 participants cooperation mechanisms and getting benefits of it. global atmosphere towards solidarity representing 75 local, regional and with the Palestinian people and their international governmental and • The urgent need to engage in just cause. non-governmental organizations coordinated efforts to undertake The Forum Objectives working in the field of charitable and a deep review of the international humanitarian work took part in the mechanisms for supporting The Humanitarian and Development forum, which was held in Doha from development efforts and Forum for Palestine focused on 8 to 10 March. humanitarian response for the benefit supporting the Palestinian people Recommendations of the Palestinian people, taking into in diagnosing the Palestinian account two important issues: development and humanitarian After extensive discussions on the o The occupation that prevents real situation and seeking the best areas of health, education, economic and sustainable development. solutions to support the Palestinian empowerment and social welfare, a people. It also aims to reinforce o Supporting the resilience and number of recommendations were coordination and partnership steadfastness of the Palestinian issued at the end of the meeting. opportunities among the various people. • Fully appreciating Qatar Charity›s supporters of the Palestinian people initiative to organize an annual • Promoting confidence among the and exchange experiences and conference to serve as a platform various supporters of the Palestinian information related to development for exchanging information and people on the basis of adherence to and humanitarian work in Palestine. experiences on development the principles of global partnership Moreover, mobilizing resources and and humanitarian issues, and to such as transparency, equality, support for urgent issues of concern announce practical initiatives in this responsibility, results-based approach to development and humanitarian regard to enhance the Palestinians’ and integration. work in Palestine and launching many determination and resilience. • Benefiting from partnership and developmental and humanitarian

26 Sessions and workshops The two-day forum organized a number of sessions on: - The reality of development and humanitarian work in Palestine (sustainable development strategies and strategies for humanitarian action). - Mechanisms of partnership and cooperation to support development efforts and humanitarian work in Palestine - Experiences and developmental and humanitarian practices in Palestine - The conference also had a number of technical workshops on education, health, economic empowerment and social welfare. initiatives for the benefit of the governmental and private sectors. to the struggling and steadfast Palestinian people. «Over the past five years, under the Palestinian people. «The wise Opening Speeches patronage of His Highness Sheikh leadership of the State of Qatar places Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir the just Palestinian cause at the top of The forum, which was attended by its agenda and priorities and they are HE Sheikh Hamad Bin Nasser Al Thani, of Qatar, the total support provided by the State of Qatar through the sincerely supporting Palestinians,» Chairman of Qatar Charity Board, was said Mounir Ghannam. under the patronage of the Qatar Qatar Development Fund has Development Fund and a number of reached more than 812 million dollars He stressed, «The State of Qatar is out of over 900 billion dollars spent a pretty good country concerning regional and international partners. for the contracting works,» he added. its active and efficient institutions In his speech at the opening session Centrality of the Palestinian issue and bodies, and they have gained of the Forum, Mr. Yusuf bin Ahmed a distinguished regional and Al Kuwari, Qatar Charity›s Executive Ambassador Hisham Yousif, Assistant international reputation. For all Director, referred to the the centrality Secretary General of the Organization Palestinians people and their of the Palestinian issue and its of Islamic Cooperation, said that the leadership, Qatar also enjoys great importance to the Arab and Muslim OIC has held several meetings to respect and gratitude for their sincere worlds. He also praised the efforts shed light on the crises that didn’t support and offering assistance exerted by various parts around the have any sort of attention. He pointed as well as being keen to support world to contribute to supporting out that the crises occur again in Palestinians’’ steadfastness against the Palestinian people due to his just the Arab countries as part of the the cursed occupation. cause. famine, mentioning that the disasters and crises have struck the Arab and At the end of the opening session, Collective Efforts Islamic nation from Syria to Libya and His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin On his part, Khalifa bin Jassem Al- from Yemen to Iraq. Nasser bin Jassim Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar Kuwari, Director General of the Qatar Honoring Development Fund (QDF), said that Charity, honored the sponsors of the His Excellency Mr. Munir Ghannam, the Fund is keen to participate in the forum in addition to the charitable Palestinian Ambassador to Qatar, Forum, believing that development organization and the Palestinian appreciated the generous support ambassador to Qatar. and humanitarian work in general provided by Qatar including official, require a collective effort involving humanitarian and civil institutions various governmental, non-

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The Humanitarian and Development Forum for Palestine (HDFP) Specialized Sessions and Technical Workshops

As part of the Humanitarian and funding remains piecemeal and measures of displacement, distortion Development Forum for Palestine, insufficient noting that the Arab of identity, usurpation of property specialized sessions were held to funding is the only way to support and judaization of the city. present several working papers the Palestinian people due to shared She demonstrated two programs that by experts and specialists on the concerns, visions and culture. were implemented and supervised by development and humanitarian work In addition, she mentioned the most the Welfare Association, namely the in Palestine and the mechanisms important supporters of Palestine: «Orphans Program», which sponsored of partnership and cooperation. In the Arab Fund for Economic and all the orphans after the 2008 and addition, technical workshops were Social Development since its 2014 aggression (4,000 orphans) and conducted and some experiences establishment in the 1970s, the Arab Gaza village reconstruction program and developmental and humanitarian Monetary Fund, the Al Aqsa Fund, (border village(. practices in Palestine were reviewed the Islamic Development Bank, the as follows: Qatar Development Fund and the In conclusion, she pointed out that Supporting Development Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic the reason behind the success of and Humanitarian Work Efforts Development. She demonstrated that humanitarian and development made in Palestine the Arab support did not only play programs in Palestine is turning role in providing relief , but rather of the relief programs into a long- Dr. Tafeeda Jarbawi, Director supporting long-term development term development. Further, these General of Welfare Association projects and programs that impacted programs should base on strategic Dr. Tafeeda Jarbawi discussed the education, housing, infrastructure, partnerships between donors and Arab and foreign funding offered health, agriculture and economic implementation actors. to the Palestinian people. Speaking empowerment sectors. Jarbawi Sustainable Development of the fragmentation of the foreign stressed the role of these funds in Strategy in Palestine funding given the difficult conditions providing the Jerusalemites with Dr. Bassem Al-Zubaidi that often set by the international the elements of steadfastness as organizations, she stressed that the they are exposed to the most severe He addressed three main points:

28 • An overview of the development b. UNESCO draft resolution on the training, encouraging scientific experience in Palestine since the «Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls» research and updating curricula. establishment of the Palestinian ‏affirming the importance of the Old Social Welfare Authority in 1994 City of Jerusalem and its Walls (an Yousef Saadeh, Adviser to the opportunity for development work in • Defining the current national Takaful for Child Welfare development strategy / national Jerusalem) For his part, Yousuf Saadeh, the development plan for 2022-2017 3. Gaza Reconstruction (An Adviser to the Takaful for Child opportunity( • Challenges and opportunities. Welfare in Palestine, said that his 4. Palestinian Achievements: Laws, paper highlights the importance Al-Zubaidi explained that there regulations, and development plans of partnership and networking to is a window of opportunity for in various fields. improve the efficiency of social building up a strategy of sustainable welfare programs implemented. He development in Palestine due to the Education in Palestine reviewed the experience of Takaful for following reasons: Dr. Kamaline Kamel Shaat / Child Welfare, especially in promoting Chairman of the Board of Directors networking and partnerships that, in 1. The Palestinians› steadfastness and of Al-Amal Waqf for Education the determination to stay on their turn, play a role in avoiding conflict of interest and building fruitful land. They also exert hard efforts to Dr. Kamaline Kamel Shaath, the relationships. achieve development and improve Academic and Chairman of the their living and economic conditions Board of Directors of Al-Amal Waqf He emphasized that the issues of (a permanent opportunity (. for Education, demonstrated the social welfare and local communities› challenges and opportunities development require the 2. The Palestinians make significant relating to the field of education engagement and support of many international gains including : in Palestine. He stated that new associations and organizations to educational facilities must be built produce considerable result. a. Security Council resolution 2334, and equipped, and a motivating which was adopted last December learning environment should be confirming the illegality of Israeli created. He stressed the importance settlements (an opportunity for of strengthening human resources development work in areas «C»)

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Qatar Charity inaugurates a Regional office for West African States Qatar Charity inaugurated a including a representative of the Widespread Offices new regional office in Ghana for Vice President, a representative of the Minister of Social Protection and «This inauguration is part of overseeing the implementation of Qatar Charity›s efforts to expand its humanitarian and development Children, the Minister of Culture, the through opening new offices and projects in the West African states Spokesperson of the President of representations across the world last March. At the end of 2016, QC the Republic and the Minister of the and its desire to supervise the opened a branch for its regional Northern Territory in addition to key relief and development projects office in Gaziantep, Turkey where figures and representatives of local directly, increase cooperation with it aimed at following up the relief and international organizations. its international partners and to take projects carried out for the benefit of Mr. Faisal Al-Fahaida, Executive advantage of the donors› support,» Al the Syrian refugees in Turkey or the Director of Operations Department, Fahida stated. internally displaced people inside affirmed that the Republic of Ghana Syria. has been selected due to its dynamic In this regard, the representative of geographic location, regional status, the Minister of Social Protection and the international humanitarian Children welcomed Qatar Charity Official Attendance activity carried out on its lands, Qatar and all the guests asserting that A high-level delegation from the Charity›s large projects implemented Qatar Charity›s office is going to play local authorities in the Republic of on its lands and facilities provided a great role in Ghana, especially in Ghana attended the inauguration for it. these circumstances where Ghana is

30 in a dire need of humanitarian aids is close to the Syrian-Turkish border countries as follows: and interventions. and for the presence of the United Senegal, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Moreover, the representative of the Nations Office for the Coordination of Liberia, Guinea, Gambia, Nigeria and minister emphasized the need to Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in this support the education sector through city. Ghana the construction and maintenance A delegation of Qatari volunteers Regional and field offices of schools and school feeding attended the opening of this branch, Qatar Charity is currently working in programs and other interventions including Mr. Jassim Al Sulaiti, Dr. 74 countries across the world. As part planned for women and children. Ayesh Al Qahtani, Captain Adel Lamy, of its expansion policy, it increased She demonstrated that the Ghanaian Mr. Jafal Rashid Mubarak Al Kuwari, government supports QC›s Mr. Saeed Mohammed Abdullah the number of its field offices to reach humanitarian work efforts, which Al Marri, Mr. Saif Ali Saif Al-Fresh, 28 in 2016 including 4 new field align with the current and future Mr. Ali Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Ahmed offices in Yurkey, Kenya, Ghana (West efforts of the government. Khalil Ibrahim Al Khalidi, Mr. Adel Africa) and Kyrgyzstan. Qatari Volunteers Khamis Juma Mubarak, Mr. Abdullah, Mohammed Salem Mubarak, Mr. Qatar Charity has field offices in the Accordingly, the inauguration of following countries: Yemen, Palestine a branch for the regional office in Mubarak Mustafa Noorallah Fadli, and (two offices in the West Bank and Gaziantep, Turkey will help providing the Executive Director of Operations, the best services, responding Mr Faisal Al-Fahida. They distributed Gaza Strip), Pakistan, Bangladesh, quickly to emergency and disasters, food baskets and winter bags as part Indonesia, Albania, Bosnia and following up the implementation of of Qatar Charity›s Campaign «Syria… Herzegovina, Kosovo, Tunisia, Cold and hunger «. Qatar Charity projects and facilitating Sudan, Mauritania, Somalia, Mali, the people’s access to high quality 8 Countries Niger, Burkina Faso, Comoros, Chad, services. Therefore, the office has The West Africa Regional Office Djibouti, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Britain as made intensive efforts to provide supervises the implementation of well as representations in India and relief to the displaced people from humanitarian and development Jordan. Aleppo in cooperation with QC›s field programs and projects for the team inside Syria because the office benefit of the people of West African

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“Stop Hunger” the least we can do for our brothers in Somalia There are many ways to combat few days, QC has intensified its efforts code soa to 92632 to donate QR50, to famine and implemented urgent relief 92642 to donate QR200, and 92428 to projects to help famine-affected donate QR500. #Hunger strikes Somalia.. is a new people in Somalia. It has argued the Anyone can also donate via QC e-mail hashtag launched by Qatar Charity philanthropists to donate through )qcharity.org(,hotline: 44667711, or (QC) After the deterioration of the #Hunger strikes Somalia” hashtag and via collection points and self-service situation in the country. The famine to help their brothers. has claimed the lives of 100 persons machines in malls. within 48 hours, promoting QC to He pointed out that the new relief play an active role in raising public project that will be implemented in • Depressing Statistics awareness on the magnitude of the the next few days aims to provide problem. It has argued people to take relief assistant for not less than According to latest reports issued by part in helping the people of Somalia 1800 affected families, including a United Nations agencies and official by putting “Stop Hunger” slogan on one-month food backset containing bodies in Somalia (at the end of their hands, and producing clips and rice, sugar, flour, cooking oil, dates, March 2017) videos and sharing them on social dry milk, in addition to facilitating • The estimated population in Somalia media. medical conveys. was 12 million, and half of them are in Immediate Projects Implemented Projects a dire need for food and water. • 1.1 million People are in danger of At the country level, QC has Immediate relief projects have been dying from malnutrition. intensified its efforts to help Somali implemented in drought-affected • A quarter of a million people have people during this particularly areas by QC under “Save Somalia” fled their homes in search of food and difficult time, by implementing a campaign that launched in early water. number of new urgent projects February. Food parcels and drinking including providing food and medical water were distributed, benefiting • Nearly 5000 people have sought supplies for 19000 famine-affected 1050 families in Puntland, and refuge in refugees’ camps in Ethiopia persons. Galmudug and 500 drought-affected and Kenya. families in Baidoa, not to mention • Almost 16000 Cholera cases have Mr. Mohamed Al-Kaabi, QC›s Relief new projects targeting different been registered due to extreme Department Director said that QC areas. temperatures, shortage of potable has taken procedures to encounter Move to Act water, and large numbers of famine-stricken territories in Somalia. displaced persons in spontaneous It launched “Somalia Drought and Anyone can donate by QC campaign camps, and the number is increasing Suffering” campaign under which to encounter famine-stricken Somalia according to field statistics. several projects were implemented, through the following stocks: «Water and the last of which was providing • About 2.3 of the registered Cholera Supply” QR100 a share, “Food Basket” cases are serious, because of the West Somalia with drinking QR300 a share and “Medical Services” water. Owing to the worsening absence of the health system in the QR500 a share, or by using one of country. humanitarian crisis during the last these methods: sending SMS with a

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Radical increase in water and sanitation investment required to meet development targets Countries are not increasing spending countries have increased their budgets innovative efforts to mobilize even fast enough to meet the water and for water, sanitation and hygiene at an higher levels of funding from all sources: sanitation targets under the Sustainable annual average rate of %4.9 over the taxes, tariffs (payments and labour from Development Goals (SDGs), says a new last three years. Yet, %80 of countries households), and transfers from donors. report published by WHO on behalf of report that water, sanitation and hygiene «This is a challenge we have the ability to UN-Water – the United Nations inter- (WASH) financing is still insufficient to solve,» says Guy Ryder, Chair of UN-Water agency coordination mechanism for meet nationally-defined targets for WASH and Director-General of the International all freshwater-related issues, including services. Labour Organization. «Increased sanitation. In many developing countries, current investments in water and sanitation «Today, almost two billion people use a national coverage targets are based on can yield substantial benefits for human source of drinking-water contaminated achieving access to basic infrastructure, health and development, generate with faeces, putting them at risk of which may not always provide employment and make sure that we leave contracting cholera, dysentery, typhoid continuously safe and reliable services. no one behind.» and polio,» says Dr Maria Neira, WHO Planned investments have yet to take into Additional Findings: Director, Department of Public Health, account the much more ambitious SDG Environmental and Social Determinants targets, which aim for universal access Official development assistance (ODA) of Health. to safely managed water and sanitation disbursements for water and sanitation are increasing, but future investments are «Contaminated drinking-water is services by 2030. uncertain. estimated to cause more than 000 500 In order to meet the SDG global targets, diarrhoeal deaths each year and is a the World Bank estimates investments in Water and sanitation ODA disbursements major factor in several neglected tropical infrastructure need to triple to US 114$ (spending) increased from US$ 6.3 diseases, including intestinal worms, billion per year – a figure which does to US$ 7.4 billion from 2012 to 2015. schistosomiasis, and trachoma,» added not include operating and maintenance However, aid commitments for water Neira. costs. and sanitation have declined since 2012 from US$ 10.4 billion to US$ 8.2 billion The report stresses that countries will While the funding gap is vast, 147 in 2015. Due to the multi-year nature of not meet global aspirations of universal countries have previously demonstrated commitments, if commitments were to access to safe drinking-water and the ability to mobilize the resources continue to decrease, it is likely that future sanitation unless steps are taken to use required to meet the Millennium disbursements would also decrease. financial resources more efficiently and Development Goal target of halving Considering the greater needs to make increase efforts to identify new sources of the proportion of people without an progress towards universal access to funding. improved source of water, and 95 met safely managed WASH services under According to the UN-Water Global the corresponding target for sanitation. the SDG targets, the possibility of future Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation The much more ambitious SDG targets reductions in aid disbursements is at odds and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) 2017 report, will require collective, coordinated and with global aspirations.

34 Extending WASH services to vulnerable groups is a policy priority, but implementation is lagging. Over %70 of countries report having specific measures to reach poor populations in their WASH policies and plans. However, the implementation of such concrete measures is lagging: few countries indicate that they are able to consistently apply financing measures to target resources to poor populations. Increasing and sustaining WASH access for vulnerable groups will not only be critical for achieving SDG 6, but also for SDG 3 on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. The GLAAS 2017 report presents an analysis of the most reliable and up- to-date data from 75 countries and 25 external support agencies on issues related to financing universal access to water and sanitation under the SDGs. Safe drinking-water and sanitation are crucial to human welfare, by supporting health and livelihoods and helping to create healthy environments. Drinking unsafe water impairs human health through illnesses such as diarrhea, and untreated sewage can contaminate drinking-water supplies and the environment, creating a heavy burden on communities.

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