Editorial

Welcome to Ramadan, the Month of Innumerable Blessings The holy month of Ramadan is a symbol of mercy, forgiveness, devotion and celebration. It brings a friendly atmosphere to Muslims all over the world in general and gives hope to those in need in particular. With the advent of the blessed month, a spiritual and luminous environment continues from morning until evening and from evening until morning, which gives sufficient opportunities to store goodness and nurture the faith. Welcome to Ramadan, the months of philanthropy and generosity and the season of doing good and making charity. On this occasion, we are pleased to heartily and sincerely congratulate Qatari people, residents and Muslim nations across the globe, praying to Allah the Almighty to help us to do what pleases Him and achieves His satisfaction. With the advent of Ramadan, Charity’s “Giving is the secret to happiness” begins with the aim of drawing attention to the fact that giving is a significant key to human happiness, which means that the pleasure of giv- ing is superior to the pleasure of receiving, especially in the holy month of Ramadan, the season of generosity. Extending a helping hand to support those in need gives the charity makers and good doers a feeling of hap- piness and fills their hearts with tranquility, comfort, and blessing, especially, when they see the smile on the faces of the beneficiaries and the positive difference in their lives made by the donations of benefactors. Now, we are pleased to call upon all the good doers around the world to take advantage of the holy month and strive to taste this happiness by helping needy people, whose numbers have increased in light of crises and disasters, especially in recent years. Through this campaign, Qatar Charity aims to implement projects in 29 countries in addition to Qatar at cost of QR37mn. The projects include “Iftar Tables, Food Baskets”, Eid Clothing, and Zakat al-Fitr and we aim to reach out to about two million people, praying to Allah the Almighty to accept our good deeds. Here, it is worth mentioning that Qatar Charity has recently been honored for its humanitarian efforts, activities and partnerships at the international level. The most significant achievements are as follows: - The Aid & Trade conference and exhibition held in London last month honored Qatar Charity with the “Change Maker Award” for its humanitarian services, development efforts and activities in 70 countries. The award was received by H.E Sheikh Hamad bin Naser Al-Thani, Chairman of Qatar Charity. - At the Aid & Trade conference and exhibition held in London, UNHCR honored Qatar Charity for its efforts, projects and partnerships with UNHCR and the humanitarian service. - Qatar Charity was granted full membership of ‘Start Network’ at a ceremony held in London in February. May Allah benefit us with every good effort.

Chief Executive Officer Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari Ghiras Report

Qatar Charity’s office opened in Sri Lanka Qatar Charity has opened an office in Sri Lanka as part of its policy aimed at achieving direct supervision of its construction, development and relief projects as well as intensifying more efforts to benefit the people of Asia. 16

Periodic Magazine by Qatar Charity Issue 17 – Ramadan 1439 AH - May 2018 AD Qatar Charity outreach helps Palestinian reclaim farmland (A success story) The farmland of Awad Abu Khater, a 40-year-old Palestinian citizen from Khan Yunis, has been reclaimed within the framework of Qatar Charity’s (QC) GENERAL SUPERVISOR economic empowerment projects and he is no longer in need of the social 21 AHMED SALIH AL-ALI welfare aid that used to help him feed his family of nine.

EDITOR-IN-CHEIF ALI ALRASHEED Tens of thousands of beneficiaries

EDITOR AWADALLA GUBARA AHMED of Qatar Charity’s Relief in Ghouta EDITOR -CUM- TRANSLATOR MOHAMMAD ATAUR RAB More than 31,000 people benefited as part of its urgent and repeated Relief for Those under Siege from Qatar Charity’s aid provided responses to lessen the suffering of Recently, 1,470 families with 8,350 to those living under the siege PHOTOGRAPHER the people living there in the difficult members, affected by the Eastern MOHEMED ENAS A. ALEEM in Eastern Ghouta and internally humanitarian conditions. Ghouta siege, have benefited from displaced persons (IDPs). QC’s aid provided at a cost of more DESIGNER Also, the charity is preparing to Relief for Displaced than QR1mn. The aid included KHADIR AL-SHEIKH HILAL British Minister: Qatari contributions to global implement a number of projects in During March and April 2018, Qatar ambulances, non-food items such as humanitarian efforts are impressive cloths and blanket, and emergency the field of food, health and shelter Charity distributed emergency aid COVER DESIGNER Alistair Burt, British minister of state for international development, lauded for the newly displaced persons relief project. Qatar Charity’s role in the international humanitarian arena, saying: “I to those displaced from the Eastern BAKEEL SHAMS ADDIN am impressed by Qatari generous contributions to humanitarian and suffering difficult humanitarian and development efforts around the world.” security conditions. Ghouta to Idlib and the northern The aid has been distributed in the 36 countryside of Damascus, Eastern ADVERTISING & DISTRIBUTION Syrian regions with the aim of SALEH AHMED ABDEL-GABBAR In December 2017, Qatar Charity Ghouta, Saqba, Jisreen, Kafr Batna, launched an emergency campaign alleviating their suffering, especially Haza, Zamaleka, Douma, and other in the bitter winter. The aid included nearby villages, neighborhoods, and SUBSCRIPTIONS titled “Ghouta under Siege” for the relief of the Eastern Ghouta blankets benefiting 23,000 people. towns. P.O.BOX 1224 - 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

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“Giving is the Secret to Happiness”

Qatar Charity (QC)’s Ramadan Campaign

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Two million people in 30 countries QC’s Ramadan Projects outside Qatar across the world benefit from Qatar Charity implements Qatar Charity’s Ramadan projects Ramadan projects in 29 countries at a cost of QR 37mn Qatar Charity (QC)’s Ramadan projects Places of Implementation 2\ Zakat al-Fitr reach 29 countries around the world to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, It is given to low-income families on the benefit 1.3mn people with a focus on Kyrgyzstan, Palestine, Turkey (Syrian occasion of Eid al-Fitr to reduce their With the beginning of Ramadan, crisis and disaster areas, in addition to refugees, and internally displaced financial burden. Qatar Charity (QC)’s projects for the Places of Implementation The campaign’s projects are the poor and the needy. The campaign persons, and Turks), Burkina Faso, Cost and Number of Beneficiaries holy month are launched with the QC campaign draws atten- implemented in Qatar and 29 other implements three main projects as Tunisia, Sudan, Mali, Kenya, Sri Lanka, support of philanthropists to benefit tion to the fact that giving is follows: Somalia, Ghana, Nepal, Indonesia, The cost of the project is about QR countries around the world. Pakistan, and Bangladesh. 5.4mn, and it is expected to benefit two million needy people in 30 a significant key to happi- 1\ Iftar Project for a Fasting Person about 360 thousand people. b- Ramadan Baskets countries around the world in order ness. Cost and Number This project is divided into two main Places of Implementation to alleviate their suffering and meet of Beneficiaries This provides parcels containing categories: Iftar tables for a fasting 24 countries their most important living needs. The total cost of the campaign’s person and Ramadan baskets, which essential foodstuffs for the month of Main Projects Ramadan, which are distributed to poor «Giving is the Secret to Happiness» projects inside and outside Qatar is are implemented at a cost of more than 3\ Eid Clothing QC’s campaign for this year aims to QR37mn and it is expected to benefit families. draw attention to the fact that giving campaign includes three main QR15mn to benefit one million people. This projects provides clothes and about two million people. Cost and Number of Beneficiaries shoes to orphans sponsored by Qatar projects: Iftar for a Fasting Person, a- Ramadan Tables is a significant key to happiness, The estimated cost of Ramadan The cost of the project is more than Charity on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. This serves Iftar meals to targeted which means that the pleasure of which is “Iftar Tables and Food projects outside Qatar is about QR5mn for the benefit of 156 thousand Cost and Number of Beneficiaries giving is superior to the pleasure people throughout Ramadan. people. Baskets”, Eid Clothing, and Zakat QR21mn, targeting more than 1.3 The cost of the project is more than of receiving, especially in the holy al-Fitr in addition to social assistance, million people around the world. Cost and Number of Beneficiaries Places of Implementation QR425 thousand, benefiting 4255 month of Ramadan, the season of media programs, and other projects The estimated cost of these projects The cost of the tables is more than India, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Ethiopia, orphans. generosity. implemented within Qatar. inside Qatar is about QR16mn, aiming QR10mn, benefiting about 820 Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Senegal, Places of Implementation thousand fasting persons. Philippines, and Morocco. to reach out to 630 thousand people. 18 countries

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Ramadan Projects in Qatar per day) 15,000 people per month. families. to be honored at the end. 7-Providing Water to Congre- c- Zakat ul Fitr Humanitarian Action Event: gations It is given to low-income families on the It is a public event involving a group Iftar Meals and Social Programs The project is to be implemented in occasion of Eid al-Fitr. of thinkers, social media stars and 43 mosques in cooperation with the Cost: more than QR 1.1mn some « stand-up comedy» celebrities. The list of Ramadan projects Al Ghanim, Al Montazah, Ain Khalid, Ministry of Endowments and Islamic 1,000 On this occasion, the achievements of implemented within the State of Al Shamal, Freij Abdul Aziz, Al Hilal, Zone workers Affairs in order to distribute water Number of beneficiaries: celebrities in the fields of humanitarian Qatar includes various types of Iftar Rawdat Rashid, Al Jamiliya, and Barzan This project distributes Iftar meals to bottles to congregations while they are families work, will be highlighted as well as performing the Taraweeh and night meals projects for fasting persons, Cost: The estimated cost of the tables workers through special vehicles at the d- Eidi (Gift) for Orphans entities and personalities, who have which target workers and community is more than QR7.5mn various locations of the Industrial Area, prayers It is a gift distributed to the orphans participated in and supported the gatherings in addition to distributing which are daily changed to cover the QR 285,000 sponsored by Qatar Charity, before Eid charitable work, in addition to those Iftar meals and Zakat Al Fitr to low- Number of beneficiaries: 225,000 Cost: people, mostly workers, are expected to largest number of workers during the al-Fitr, to bring pleasure to them. having the voluntary and humanitarian income families, organizing cultural month. Total beneficiaries: 242,000 initiatives, will be honored at the event. programs, and supporting voluntary benefit from the tables. people throughout the holy month. Number of beneficiaries: 324 QR 265,000 orphans. Al-Siddiqiyoon initiatives, in partnership with others. 2-Iftar Meals for Single Workers Cost: B -Social Programs The project focuses on single workers Number of Beneficiaries: (400 This is an activity aimed at familiarizing The cost of these projects is about a- Ramadan Gift C- Cultural and Public Projects the members of society with doing a QR16mn and it is expected that more and serves Iftar meal to them. people per day) 12,000 people per month. This is financial aid provided to and Initiatives number of voluntary works such as than 630 thousand people will benefit Places of Implementation: low-income families registered with Baraha visiting the sick, feeding poor people, from them throughout the holy month Al Ghuwariyah, , , 5-Ramadan Supply Qatar Charity before the beginning of following the funeral processions, and of Ramadan. - This project supports the Iftar tables of Al- Khuraib, Al Shahaniya, Abū Nakẖlah, This project provides parcels containing Ramadan to meet the living needs in many communities residing in Qatar fasting. The following are the most significant Al- Wakrah essential foodstuffs for the month of the holy month. to enhance interaction and cohesion You›re not alone Ramadan, which are distributed to projects: Cost: QR 548000 Cost: QR 1mn among their members, especially in families on limited incomes via coupons This is an event, organized by Qatar Number of Beneficiaries per Total Beneficiaries: 1,000 families the month of Ramadan. It includes a Charity in cooperation with a number A- Iftar Meals Projects gifted by Qatar Charity at the beginning number of cultural and recreational month: 18,000 people of the holy month. b- Al-Aqraboon of youth initiatives, to pay visits to 1 – Iftar Tables for Fasting programs for the participants and their patients and elderly people in hospitals This is an initiative implemented by Persons 3-From Home to Home Cost: about QR1.4mn families. and Ehsan during the holy month Number of Iftar Tables: 31 tables will As part of this project, Qatari families Qatar Charity for the third consecutive 2000 families. Cost: QR 317 thousand with the aim of instilling the values of be spread across Qatar and will serve prepare and serve Iftar meals to low- Total Beneficiaries: year with the start of Ramadan, in volunteerism and compassion. ready meals to fasting persons income families with the aim to meet 6-Mobile Iftar which a number of media figures and Total beneficiaries: 7,500 people some of their needs. This involves the distribution of snacks social media influencers will participate, Youth Initiatives Competition Moaayashah (Coexistence) Places of Implementation: Al prepared by Qatari productive families with the aim of providing financial aid This is an activity aimed at introducing Khor, Dhakhira, Simaisma, Kharttiyat, Cost: QR 255,000 to the needy families, who may not visit This encourages youths to compete in the customs and traditions of Qatari to motorists who were not able to reach establishing initiatives and organizing Al Gharafa, Al Rayyan, Al Shahaniya, Number of Beneficiaries:200 their homes for Iftar. charities for help as well as supporting society to non-Muslims by holding , Al Wukair, Muaither South people per day - 6000 people per difficult cases within the country. activities, to serve the community and a special day in Ramadan to engage contribute to supporting the Ramadan and North, Al Sailiya, Bin Omran, Bin month. Cost: QR 382,000 Cost: more than QR 1.1mn them in volunteer activities such as Iftar Mahmoud, Mohammed, projects. The best initiatives will be tables. 4- Iftar Meals for Industrial Total beneficiaries:(500 people Number of beneficiaries:150 selected according to specific criteria, Al Kabaan, Al Aziziyah, , Old

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Smart E-Services for Zakat Calculation and Payment through Qatar Charity Calculate and Pay Zakat for Individuals and Companies

Qatar Charity (QC) is keen to facilitate companies, liberal professions, self- • Zakat on Stocks (a course for donor›s information and the total developed and the most important of These QC’s branches are located in Al the calculation and payment of Zakat, employment, and real estates, etc.), collectors) amount of Zakat he paid. them are: Azizia, Al Markhia, , Al and to respond to Zatat-related and analyze the company’s budget to Ruwais, Al Wakrah, Al Rayyan, Al Khor, • A course on Alms (Sadaqat) Some of the website services have • Pay Zakat according to its channel questions through the “Zakaty” pay its Zakat Al Gharafa, Muaither, Al Nasr, Al Hilal, been developed and the most website and app as well as by calling and Abu Hamour. During the holy month of Ramadan, • A number of courses for teachers important of them are: • Zakat in kind Tab or visiting the Zakat Section at QC’s and students at schools Zakat section has extra working • Biometric Login Working Hours in Ramadan: headquarters. hours after Taraweeh prayer and it is • Automatic reminder of Zakat due 2- Website (Zakaty) date Headquarters: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM In conjunction with the holy month open until 2 AM after midnight in the • Automatic reminder of Zakat due The website provides a number of (midnight) of Ramadan, QC’s Zakat Section las ten days of the month. • Biometric Login date services to meet the different needs Branches: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM increases its working hours and Also, Zakat expert can be reached of Zakat payers. You can use the Zakat • Pay zakat according to its channels • Zakat Distribution Channels QC’s branches, collection points and through the phone or by visiting the Calculator available on the website or ​​8:30 PM – 12:00 AM (Midnight) collectors become ready to receive office at QC’s headquarters. Link: https://www.qcharity.org/ar/qa/ Link: https://www.qcharity.org/ar/qa/ contact the Zakat expert for further zakat B - Collection Points: Qatar Charity Zakat, alms, and charities from information or enquiry. zakat philanthropists, who want to double • Organize training courses for Qatar has 92 collection points in markets, Charity’s collectors and for employees 4- Branches and Collection their rewards in the holy month of The website also provides Zakat 3- App malls and hospitals. from private, governmental, semi- Points Ramadan. service to companies and a user Zakaty app help a user understand It also has 1,477 donation boxes, 162 governmental organizations as well can donate directly and easily Qatar Charity’s branches, collection as for students and teachers. The Zakat. It provides services to collectors, and 64 electronic donation 1-Zakat Section through the website to help needy individuals and companies as well. points, and collectors also provide machines across the country. most important courses held recently people across the world. Moreover, Zakat calculation and payment The section does the following are the following: You can request a Zakat expert to through Rabea Mohamed Mojahed, it maintains the privacy of personal calculate your Zakat using this app as services in addition to the charity’s 5- Home Collector an expert in the field of zakat: • Calculate Zakat for Individuals information of the user. well as it is easy to donate through it. website and app. Qatar Charity’s mobile app has a service to request a home collector • Respond to Zatat-related questions • Calculate Zakat for Companies (two The website also includes a donor The app also includes a donor profile A - Branches courses) profile page, which contains all the page, which contains all the donor›s and upon the request, the charity and calculate Zakat (for individuals, Qatar Charity has 25 branches, information and the total amount of sends its representatives to the including 16 branches for men and 9 donor’s place to collect donations. Zakat he paid. Contact Zakat Expert’s Phone No. Zakat Expert’s Email branches for women across different 44290152 - 5503574 4 [email protected] Some of the app services have been areas of the country.

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Al-Yazidi: Qatar Charity operates according to the latest internationally accredited standards, and focuses on customer satisfaction and improving the relationship with the community.

Partnerships, Co-operation Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding

Qatar Charity has signed a number Kuwari, Director General of the Qatar co-operation into specific plans and • Provide access to basic services in Terms Development, Qatar Charity and of partnership and co-operation Fund For Development (QFFD) and initiatives. the areas of return; so that Somali • Strengthen the linkage and bridge Qatar Pharma signed a partnership agreements with several government Hassan Bin Hamza Asad Mohammed, With UNHCR - The UN Refugee returnees, displaced persons and between sports activities and and co-operation agreement agencies concerned with Charge d›affaires of the Qatari Agency receiving communities can achieve charitable and volunteer work to worth 1$mn to supply medicines humanitarian and development work Embassy in Somalia. appropriate conditions of stability. support charitable initiatives and and medical consumables for the Qatar Charity and UNHCR signed humanitarian response in Syria. as well as with local and international Terms • In line with the commitments of the promote humanitarian projects. organizations and UN agencies an agreement in October 2017 • Determine the general framework Somali Government, the project will Signatories to implement strategic projects in Geneva to reintegrate Somali • Allow the participation of club for cooperation between Qatar focus on reintegration, education and • Qatar Charity’s CEO Yousef bin across the world and support the returnees, internally displaced people representatives in local and Charity and the Somali ministries shelter within the overall framework Ahmed al-Kuwari. humanitarian effort. The following are (IDPs) and receiving communities international humanitarian journeys. concerned with humanitarian and of response to the refugee situation, the most important agreements: through the construction and • Implement projects on behalf of • Qatar Pharma Chairman Dr. Ahmed development affairs to serve the rehabilitation of public infrastructure and will target Puntland, Somaliland, bin Mohamed al-Sulaiti. With the Somali Government the club, which are financed by its priorities of the Somali Government in the water, education, shelter, south and central Somalia. donations. In the presence of Khalifa Jassim Al A co-operation and partnership in the transition from the and sanitation sectors with a • The project will start in January 2018 Kuwari, Director General of the Qatar agreement has been signed between humanitarian response to supporting budget of over 9$ million, which • Qatar Charity shall organize events, and will continue until December courses, workshops and awareness Fund For Development (QFFD) the Government of the Federal the development and the stability will approximately benefit 100,000 2018. Republic of Somalia and Qatar efforts in Somalia. people. lectures to enhance the charitable Terms With Al Ahli Sports Club and volunteer work spirit of the club›s Charity in the capital Mogadishu (at • Support the QC’s interventions to • Qatar Pharma shall supply Signatories employees and athletes in particular. medicines and consumables up the end of 2017) to regulate their achieve sustainable development Qatar Charity has signed a • Yousif Bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, CEO of to 67 pharmaceuticals, which will co-operation in the humanitarian and efforts of the Somali Government, partnership agreement in the field of • Al-Ahli Sports Club shall provide Qatar Charity. be distributed by Qatar Charity to development fields, in coordination with the concentration on supplying humanitarian and development work all the necessary facilities to hold hospitals and health centers in North with the ministries concerned with drinking water, facilitating the • Khalid Khalifa, UNHCR’s Regional with Al Ahli Sports Club, whereby events and activities and promote the various sectors of intervention. Representative to the GCC States. the club will allocate incomes of humanitarian projects in general, Syria to cover the need of these voluntary return of refugees and health facilities. Signatories: displaced persons, and reviving Terms sports matches for humanitarian and the QC’s «Rofaqa» initiative for and charitable activities and will orphans in particular. • More cooperation between the two • Jamal Mohammed Hassan, Minister the local economy based on the • Enable Somali returnees, internally support the QC’s «Rofaqa» initiative • The club shall provide suitable parties to serve the humanity in a of Planning, Investment and economic empowerment and displaced persons (IDPs) and concerned with the issues of orphans venues to host the QC’s voluntary number of countries where there are Economic Development in the Somali reconstruction mechanism. receiving communities to have around the world. funds and collection machines and humanitarian crises. Government. • The Government of the Federal access to education; and reintegrate them through the establishment of Signatories cooperate to provide the club’s • Qatar Pharma shall give better rates • Mohammed Ali Al Ghamdi, Republic of Somalia pledged to a public infrastructure that will assist playgrounds and facilities for Qatar to Qatar Charity as it is a charitable Executive Director of International facilitate technical co-operation • Chief Executive Officer of Qatar in rehabilitation and construction Charity›s annual activities. organization under the framework Cooperation Department at Qatar between Qatar Charity and the Charity, Yousef bin Ahmed Al Kuwari. concerned ministries and coordinate in order to promote peaceful With Qatar Pharma of this partnership and cooperation Charity. • President of Al Ahli Sports Club agreement. joint planning efforts to translate the coexistence and self-reliance. Sponsored by Qatar Fund for In the presence of Khalifa Jassim Al Sheikh, Ahmed bin Hamad Al-Thani.

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“These Hands” Campaign The campaign brought Both parties pledged to move Qatar Charity and Orbis Figures UK together through the forward in the areas of cooperation partnership, under which, There are 7.4 million blind in order to provide medical services the charity will mobilize and visually impaired to the eye patients of Rohingya support for the campaign, people in Bangladesh. Refugees living in Bangladesh, and Orbis UK will implement • Nearly 10 per cent of the especially children. the project as it has the Bangladeshi population Other Doors continuous experience of have diabetes, and the more than 15 years in the number of people going Princess Sophie praised the prevention of blindness in blind from the disease is partnership between Orbis UK and Bangladesh. set to double by 2030. Qatar Charity and confirmed that Orbis UK is ready to open other Orbis UK and Qatar Charity doors for cooperation with the charity outside of Bangladesh. partnership between Qatar Charity has been completed in the regions Mohammed Al-Ghamdi, Executive and Orbis UK, in order to reduce the of Dhaka, Jalampur, Nagaon, Director of the QC’s International continue efforts to “Reduce blindness in children in Bangladesh. and Barishal, which resulted in Development expressed the Memorandum of Understanding the training of 79 doctors, 481 charity’s desire to expand its eye care workers (non-doctors), The campaign aims at examining partnership with Orbis UK, which conducting initial tests of about around two million Bangladeshi has long-standing experience in Blindness” one million adults and more than patients and performing 50,000 eye combating blindness. 200,000 children, and providing surgeries. He added that Qatar Charity is the necessary treatment to more ready to harness all the capabilities In March 2015, Qatar Charity and than 716,733 adults and 146,802 and experiences of its field offices Orbis UK signed a Memorandum of For the second time, Princess children. around the world to achieve the Sophie, the Countess of Wessex Understanding (MoU) to combat Princess Sophie, the Countess of Wessex visits A team of ophthalmologists goals of the joint cooperation, visited the headquarters of Qatar blindness and restore sight, has been trained for cataract stressing the importance of Charity in Doha, Qatar in December, the headquarters of Qatar Charity for the focusing initially on Bangladesh, operations, the high quality medical building strategic partnerships to 2017, in her capacity as Global which has 7.4 million blind and devices have been provided meet the humanitarian challenges second time in the support of “These Hands” Ambassador for the International visually impaired people. Under to carry out a large number of in the world. campaign and affirms the strengthening of Agency for the Prevention of the MoU, the charity will raise surgeries, the administrative Flying Eye Hospital Blindness and Patron of Vision 2020, more than QR 4 million to reduce partnership with the charity. capabilities of specialized hospitals The State of Qatar has paid a visit to The Right to Sight. blindness in the country. have been upgraded, and the the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, which The visit was paid to support “These Achievements quality standards of 3 hospitals is a state-of-the-art training facility Hands” campaign implemented in More than %50 of the joint project have been improved. and fully equipped.

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The number of QC’s offices around the world has risen to 28 Achievements and Projects in Sri Lanka Qatar Charity Al-Fahida: The QC’s humanitarian We are opening offices intervention in Sri Lanka started in 1993, when it used to opens its offices in across the world to directly work in coordination with local oversee our projects, increase charities, and implemented its opportunities for co-operation projects in the past at a cost of Kyrgyzstan and with our international partners, more than QR 14 million. and benefit from donor Qatar Charity sponsors more support and funding. than 1,000 persons, most of Sri Lanka whom are orphans. A number of different development projects are currently being Qatar Charity has opened a regional for co-operation with our international the presence of many prominent Nations agencies as well as with Integration & Reconciliation and implemented in the country office in Kyrgyzstan and a field office partners, and benefit from donor Sri Lankan figures, Arab diplomats donor countries, in line with the QC›s Rashid bin Shafi ‹Al Marri, the Qatari at an estimated cost of about in Sri Lanka in the presence of a support and funding. He also thanked and representatives of national and policies and systems and the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Sri Lanka as well as QR 13 million. The charity number of ministers, local officials the Kyrgyz Republic Government for international organizations, strategies. many gifts were given to outstanding has completed the final and ambassadors during the past its cooperation with Qatar Charity in students sponsored by Qatar Charity. arrangements for the opening The opening ceremony attended by of the five multi-service centers few months to directly oversee the opening its office in Bishkek. Sajith Premadasa, Minister of Housing Gifts for Orphans With the opening of the Qatar Charity On this occasion, Sajith Premadasa, at a cost of more than QR 5 implementation of its construction, The Minister of Health of the Kyrgyz and Construction, Mohammed Fawzi Office in Sri Lanka, the number has million. development and relief projects government thanked the people of Abdul Hamid, Minister of State for Minister of Housing and Construction risen to 28 offices across Europe, Asia expressed his pleasure and praised and Africa. Qatar and expressed the hope for National Integration and Reconciliation, Ministers and Ambassadors more support from the charity to cover Abdu Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of the Qatar Charity’s humanitarian The opening ceremony of the Kyrgyz various health field. Industry & Commerce, Rauff Hakeem, interventions around the world, office in the capital Bishkek was Minister of City Planning and Water pointing out that it is a global Achievements & Upcomming Projects in Kyrgyzstan attended by the Minister of Labor and For her part, the Minister of Labor and organization well-known for Social Affairs thanked Qatar Charity for Supply, Rashid bin Shafi ‹Al Marri, Qatari Social Development (MLSD) of the Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Faisal quality planning and implementing Over 300 thousand people benefited from the projects implemented by its support to the Kyrgyz people in the Kyrgyz Republic, Taalaygul Isakunova, Al-Fahida, executive director of QC›s humanitarian and charitable projects. Qatar Charity in Kyrgyzstan at cost of more than 3 million dollars in co- field of social work. Minister of Health, Talantbek Batyraliev, Executive Management of International He added that his ministry is ready operation with local partners in the past years. the deputies of the Parliament Torobay Signing Two Agreements Operations. to cooperate with the QC Office in The charity now sponsors more than 2,000 orphans and provides health, Zulpukarov, Almazbek Baatyrbekov and Colombo in planning, marketing education and social services to them. It has supported 4 educational At the end of the ceremony, a Speaking at the ceremony, Faisal others. Rashid Al Fehaida introduced Qatar and implementing housing and centers, dug more than 54 water wells, implemented more than 52 economic cooperation agreement was signed The opening ceremony was also Charity and its humanitarian mission, construction projects for the needy empowerment projects and built a number of homes for the mothers of attended by the chargé d›affaires of between Qatar Charity and the Ministry which is supporting the vulnerable and poor people in Sri Lanka. He also orphans, as well as 8 medical centers. of Health and the Ministry of Social Qatar›s embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, communities and empowering them to announced the establishment of a The QC’s plan for the first half of 2018 includes the implementation of Rashid bin Ojan Al-Khayarin, and Affairs to cooperate in the management achieve sustainable development goals special division within his ministry to of health and social projects educational, health and social projects through multi-service centers, the executive director of QC›s Executive throughout the world. coordinate with Qatar Charity in this support of a book printing press in cooperation with the Iman Fund, the Management of International implemented by Qatar Charity for the regard. implementation of an emergency relief during winter with the Kyrgyz Red benefit of the Kyrgyz people. He stressed the need to open up to Operations Faisal al-Fahida. other international organizations At the end of the event, Al Fehaida Crescent, and the provision of winter aids to orphans. In his speech at the ceremony, Al- Sustainable Development working in Sri Lanka and to explore presented Qatar Charity Shields to The charity also plans to raise the number of sponsored orphans to 3,500, Fahida said “We are opening offices Also, Qatar Charity opened its office the possibility of entering into Sajith Premadasa, Minister of Housing build a new medical center in co-ordination with the Ministry of Health across the world to directly oversee in the capital Colombo, Sri Lanka in qualitative and strategic partnerships and Construction, A.H.M.Fowzie, during the first half of 2018. It is estimated that these projects will cost more our projects, increase opportunities with them, especially with the United Minister of State for National than 3$ million.

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Pillars of Sponsorship Programs Include

1 Monthly Financial Aid 125,699 Currently Active Sponsorships (April, 2018) 2 (90% of those sponsored by QC are orphans). Parallel Activities

Entertainment Educational Health Sports

3 Poor Orphan Seasonal Projects Family 112,280 6,032 Zakat Eid Udihyah Iftar meal for a In coordination with UNHCR Al Fitr Clothes fasting person Types & Numbers of 4 Sponsorships Urgent Livelihood Needs 125,699 Qatar Charity provides shelter cost

Health Educational Living Income Generating Care Aid Aid Aid Projects Teacher to hundreds of displaced Yemenis & Quran People with Teacher Special At the end of last year, Qatar Charity, in program. accommodation and live in a better Needs 2,982 coordination with the environment, in which their children 1,986 Faisal Al-Fahida, executive director High Commissioner for Refugees of QC’s Executive Management of can continue their school education, (UNHCR), has given the cost of shelter International Operations, said “as the which confirms that the project has QC Sponsorships cover 40 achieved its targeted results. Students to 750 internally displaced Yemeni wave of mass displacement continues families with 5250 members in ten countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. 2,419 and enormous humanitarian needs are Yemeni governorates at a cost of not met, most of the displaced persons 250,000$, due to the ongoing crisis, High Rates of Displacement Top Countries Enjoying QC Sponsorships are now struggling to survive. In this aiming to provide them with safe situation, cash assistance remains the shelters, that preserve their human most effective way to help and protect The humanitarian situation in 1 2 dignity and protects them against risks. those affected by conflict. Yemen has escalated to alarming Yemen Somalia Protecting Those Affected Safe Shelters levels in 2017, which forced 85,000 people to flee their homes in The displaced families benefited from He added that beneficiary families recent months. The western coast the rental subsidy in the governorates were selected after conducting field of Yemen remains the biggest 11,843 17,712 of Aden, Amanat Al Asimah, Amran, assessments in coordination with source of new displacement, with 3 4 Dhamar, Ibb, Hajja, Al Hudaydah, Lahij, UNHCR, the QC’s field partner, which hundreds of people fleeing daily. Taiz, and Sa›dah. Palestine Iraq responds to war-affected populations, The number of new IDPs who have 15,000 The subsidy has been distributed within pointing out UNHCR staff visited fled to the southern governorates New Sponsorship.. The Average Annual Increase in the the framework of cooperation and around 35,000 families and shelters for has also doubled over the past 11,036 8,032 Number of Those Sponsored by Qatar Charity. partnership between Qatar Charity displaced people all over the country. months, as families fled to Lahij, and UNHCR, which is evolving to a He noted that the beneficiary families Al Mahrah, Aden, Hadramout and strategic level through the agreement had received rental subsidies of YR Shabwah. UNHCR has also noted on joint action in a number of countries 100,000 (about US 300$) between July an upsurge in new displacements, “Al Sanabel Award for Community experiencing humanitarian crises. and December 2017, which covered with more than 10,000 people Social Welfare and At the end of last year, Qatar Charity their shelter needs for three months. fleeing elsewhere in Al-Jawf and Al Sponsorship Programs of Responsibility in Orphan Care had allocated an amount of 250,000$ Al-Fahida stressed that the rental Hudaydah. Qatar Charity received several Institutions of the Gulf Cooperation to provide relief assistance to IDPs in subsidy helped the beneficiary Yemen and UNHCR implemented the families have access to safe and decent awards, including: Council (GCC) for the year 2015”

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After receiving QR11,000 from Qatar Charity, he was able to reclaim his Qatar Chairty outreach bare ground. Recently, he set up a tomato farm over seven dunums of his helps Palestinion land, which provides a good source of livelihood to cover the needs of his reclaim farm land family in order to lead a dignified life. The farmland of Awad Abu Khater, a 40 Palestinian citizen from Khan Saving for a Better Cause Yunis, has been reclaimed within the framework of Qatar Charity’s (QC) After paying off all the debts, Abu economic empowerment projects and he is no longer in need of the Khater is now saving money to social welfare aid that used to help him feed his family of nine. purchase a laptop for his eldest son, His ground remained undeveloped and isolated for a long time for not who has achieved excellent results having money to invest in reclaiming the land. However, Abu Khater in the final examinations of the first benefited from an income-generating project funded by the Qatar semester for the 2018-2017 academic Charity office in the Gaza Strip. year. “My dream came true through Income-Generating Projects Implemented Qatar Charity with the support of philanthropists in Qatar who extended in the Gaza Strip during the Period (2013-2017) their helping hand to make all this happen. Once again, my farmland got Total Number of Implemented Projects Total Cost of Implemented Projects its life back and agricultural activities QR 9,134,796 848 Projects were resumed. Now, I am taking care of my family without the need of any

No. of Projects financial support,” said Abu Khater, Implemented Income-Generating Projects Total Cost (QR) thanking His Highness the Emir, the Listed by Year government and people of Qatar for their generosity and philanthropy. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Abu Khater Is Not Only One 155 214 168 163 148 Abu Khater is not the only one who has managed to achieve the dream of leading a decent life. As many as 147 950,800 1,674,600 1,488,900 3,641,650 1,378,846 Palestinian families have benefited from the economic empowerment projects implemented by Qatar Charity Beneficiaries Non- at a cost of QR1.4mn donated by Families of of Income- Sponsored Sponsored people in Qatar, which contributes to Poor Orphans Generating 126 Families 577 alleviating the economic and social Projects pressures faced by poor families. Since the beginning of this year, the Sponsored Sponsored charity has implemented 137 other Sponsored Students and Poor Families 113 People with Teachers 4 income-generating projects in various Special Needs governorates of the Gaza Strip to contribute to the transition from the need for help and care to sustainable 28 development and advancement. Most of the beneficiaries are families Income-Generating Projects Listed by Type of those sponsored within the social welfare and sponsorship programme of QC, in addition to a number of non- Goat Farming Poultry Farming Shops Reclamation of Farmlands Embroidery Machines Transport Vehicles sponsored poor families of the Gaza 163 35 38 39 128 93 Strip. The QC’s sponsorship programme

Dairy Cattle Sewing Machines Fishing Boats Others Selling Carts Motorcycles Ovens and Bakeries includes categories such as orphans, poor families, people with special 45 236 37 2 4 23 5 needs and others.

20 21 Report Infographic Qatar Charity Projects for the 16 Million Syrians benefit Relief of the SyrianPeople from Qatar Charity’s Relief From April 2011 to December 2017 Projects during 2011-2017

Qatar Charity (QC) has said its relief Qatar Charity’s Total Number of Beneficiaries projects for affected Syrians benefited Qatar Charity pays special Total Cost of Projects | Qatari Riyal humanitarian relief Displaced and Refugees more than 16.2mn displaced people attention to relief projects interventions for displaced and refugees in the areas of food, within Syria, as the Syrians increased 16,207,590 544,439,078 shelter, health and education beneficiaries living there significantly in 2017 between April 2011 and the end of reached 72% of the total compared with previous December 2017. beneficiaries of its relief years, as the beneficiaries projects implemented for Implemented These projects were carried out a cost in this year amounted 28% Relief Projects of about QR544.5mn. displaced Syrian people and of the total number of Listed According refugees both within and beneficiaries for the period to Fields Such relief projects received a lot of outside Syria. 2017-2011. attention in the said period in order to support displaced and affected Syrians. Qatar Charity Projects health and education projects Shelter & Non- inside Syria reached 4,609,751, accounting for Field Food Supply Health Education Areas of Relief Intervention Food Items Qatar Charity stressed that it pays more than %28 of the total number of The number of beneficiaries of food special attention to relief projects beneficiaries of the QC relief projects supply projects, which included within Syria, as the beneficiaries implemented to benefit the Syrian Number of providing food baskets and relief living there reached 72% of the total people during the said period. Beneficiaries 8,584,755 2,012,704 2,769,085 2,841,046 items and running bakeries, reached beneficiaries of its relief projects The projects implemented in 2017 8,584,755 during the 2017-2011 implemented for displaced Syrian cost QR189,634,600, which accounts for about %35 of the total value period. people and refugees both within Total Cost 147,860,693 259,385,725 96,054,865 41,137,795 and outside Syria. This means that of projects implemented by Qatar As many as 2,012,704 people 11,669,464 people in Syria benefited Charity for the benefit of the Syrian benefited from housing and non- from the QC relief projects during the people in the April -2011December food projects, which included setting 2017-2011 period, QC noted. 2017. up villages for displaced persons, Inside Syria Beneficiaries Countries of Asylum providing tents blankets, mattresses, Beneficiaries of its relief projects The projects implemented in 2017 costed QR 189,634,600, which (Securing the needs of those affected (Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, fans, kitchen utensils, cleaning in the countries of asylum (Turkey, inside Syria) others) accounts for about %35 of the total appliances, refrigerators and washing Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, other value of projects implemented by machines, as well as paying housing countries) accounted for over %28 Qatar Charity for the benefit of the rents. of the total beneficiaries of relief projects for Syrian displaced and Syrian people in the period (April 72% 28% Also, QC supported 2,769,085 refugees, accounting for 4,538,126 2011 December 2017). people through its health projects, beneficiaries. It is worth noting that Qatar Charity 11,669,464 Total 4,538,126 which included treating the sick was continuously ranked first for Beneficiaries 16,207,590 and wounded, providing medical 2017: The Year of Greater Intervention several years, in the world in terms equipment, supplies and ambulances, of the relief for the Syrian people Ranked etc, while its educational projects Qatar Charity’s relief interventions Qatar Charity was ranked first in the world in terms of relief projects for Syria, Palestine and Somalia at for displaced Syrians and refugees at the level of humanitarian NGOs, First in (repairing and running schools, the NGOs level during 2013, 2014 and 2015, according to the report of Financial Tracking Services (FTS) increased significantly in 2017, according to the report of Financial Terms of printing school curricula, training compared to previous years, as the Tracking Services (FTS) of the United of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). teachers and others) benefited some Relief number of beneficiaries of relief Nations Office for the Coordination of 2,841,046 people. Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). projects in the areas of food, shelter, • Qatar Charity’s humanitarian relief interventions for displaced • The number of beneficiaries of eliefr projects implemented Syrians has significantly increased in 2017, accounting for about in 2017, has risen more than to 28% of the total number of 35% of the total value of the projects implemented in the period beneficiaries of the projects implemented in the period 2011- 2017 (April 2011 – December 2017). 2017.

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Facilities of the Center Zaatari Camp • A refugee camp in Jordon The Center includes the following: to host Syrians fleeing the • Specialized clinics, including clinics established for the first time in country following the violence the camp, such as eye, skin and heart clinics in the ongoing Syrian conflict • Two emergency rooms, including one for women that erupted in 2011. • Diagnostic radiography, which is the only one of its kind in the • The camp is located about 20 camp km east of Mafraq city in the • Laboratory, pharmacy and dental clinics northeast of Jordan in Mafraq Governorate. • Nutrition clinic for child malnutrition and motherhood and childhood center • It is the largest refugee camp in the Middle East, with around • An ambulance 81,000 Syrian refugees.

The center has a capacity for 15 thousand people per month (approximately 200 thousand people per year), and includes specialized clinics and equipment available for the first time in the camp. Qatar Charity Opens Qatar Medical Center in Zaatari Camp

In January, a delegation from and Head of the delegation, said them with food and health aid and of programs for Jordanian families Syrian crisis and its aftermath. Relief (AMR) in Jordan Dr. Awni Qatar Charity opened the Qatar «The center launched in co-operation winter kits as well as sponsored more across the kingdom at a cost of more He added that enormous challenges Al Basheer said the center is the Comprehensive Medical Center at with the Arabian Medical Relief than five thousand orphans and than five million Jordanian dinars, placed by the Syrian crisis and its result of a partnership with Qatar Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan, (AMR), is a response to the call of contributed in the construction of in cooperation with its partners in consequences have pushed Jordan, Charity under the supervision of the in the presence of a number of duty towards Syrian refugees who camps. the country, particularly the Jordan its health sectors and the Ministry Jordanian Ministry of Health, the Jordanian officials, to meet the have been suffering for more than He noted that Qatar Charity has Hashemite Charity Organization, of Health to expand the medical Directorate of Refugee Affairs and the medical needs of Syrian refugees seven years from the scourge of war, strengthened its humanitarian the Jordanian Hashemite Fund For infrastructure and equip it with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), hoping that living in the camp. displacement and asylum as well as presence in Jordan as of last year, Human Development and the King appliances and other necessities the center, which covers an area of The center, which is one of the it is a support to our brothers in the through the establishment of a Hussein Cancer Foundation, Al Kuwari imposed by the increase in the 1,000 square meters, will constitute largest medical centers in Zaatari Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who representation in the Kingdom, as it added. number of visitors to hospitals a qualitative addition to various camp, includes various medical welcomed the refugees and provided is well aware of the challenges, which and health centers, in addition to Infrastructure medical specialties, as it has a clinics, a pharmacy and a laboratory them with all the assistance. ​ the Jordanian people are facing as a enhancing them with medical, For his part, the Secretary General of capacity for 15 thousand people per for analysis, with 40 medical and result of the situation in the region, nursing and technical staff in order to He pointed out that Qatar Charity has the Ministry of Health, Jordan, Dr. Lail month, namely approximately 200 technical staff. especially the large influx of Syrian provide care to refugee and alleviate already launched several campaigns Fayez said it is very difficult for many thousand people per year. refugees. their suffering Call of Duty and implemented a number of developed and rich countries of the Mr. Yousif bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, projects to benefit Syrian refugees Qatar Charity has implemented a world to bear the size of the burden Qualitative Addition Executive Director of Qatar Charity in Jordan. The charity provided number of projects through a series borne by Jordan as a result of the Chairman of the Arabian Medical

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Start Network welcomes Qatar Charity into its full-membership One million people benefits

In February, the UK-based Start reflects the keenness of the Start Al-Kuwari Added. Network presented its full- Network to open up, cooperate Qatar Charity joined Start Network from Qatar Charity’s “Affected membership certificate to Qatar and coordinate with humanitarian in February 2016 as observers, and in Charity as a welcome to the organizations outside the European November 2017, it was granted full organization following approval of Community and, in particular, with membership by the Start Network by Winter” campaign the full-membership. the humanitarian organizations in the Board of Directors on the basis that The ceremony was attended by Start South, as many of them, including all membership conditions are met. More than 906,000 displaced persons in winter, due to the absence of basic Network’s Vice Chairman Matthew Qatar Charity, have a lot of capacities, Membership is a recognition for the and refugees benefited from the The campaign food, medicine and clothing. Carter, Director Sean Lowrie, and a capabilities, skills and experiences vital role played by Qatar Charity, “Affected by Winter” campaign till focused on the Qatar Charity thanked all donors, number of its managers and officers that will constitute an added value to as well as for its capabilities and the end of February, which was both citizens and residents of Qatar, as well as a delegation from Qatar any alliance they join. experiences that it has at the regional implemented by Qatar Charity to displaced persons who supported this campaign to Charity headed by its CEO Yousuf Bin He stressed that Qatar Charity is keen and international levels. alleviate the suffering of the affected and refugees of Syria, help the most affected people in the Ahmed Al Kuwari. to be an active and effective member The Start Network is made up of 42 people of Syria, Rohingya, Iraq and targeted areas. Palestine. Rohingya and Iraq as Commitment to the Human Values of this alliance, in cooperation with aid agencies across five continents, With the generous support from the well as those affected In his welcome speech, Sean Lowrie, the rest of its members in order to ranging from large international philanthropists in Qatar, the charity Director of Start Network said: “We develop and improve humanitarian organizations to national NGOs in Palestine UNHCR’s Concern work, and enhance coordination and and provides quick and effective has distributed winter aid to needy welcome Qatar Charity and the fresh people at a cost of more than QR 64 Qatar Charity implemented the perspective and expertise it will bring cooperation, especially in the crisis humanitarian assistance to those Al-Rastan Bakery affected in the areas of humanitarian million within the framework of the “Affected by Winter” campaign, to the Start Network, as we lead for areas. Qatar Charity has supported Al- in conjunction with the concern crisis. campaign, aiming to lessen their change in humanitarian aid. We are He noted that Qatar Charity has the suffering in the bitter winter. Rastan Bakery to secure the provision expressed by UNHCR, the a growing movement with a shared experience of more than a quarter of of bread on a daily basis to about UN Refugee Agency over the belief that the current system is not fit a century in the field of humanitarian Aid Materials 60,000 internally displaced persons funding situation for refugees The aid included tents with for purpose. Our newest member and work. It operates in more than 60 (IDPs) in Homs Governorate, Syria. and other displaced families in Qatar Charity is a member of accessories, winter clothing bags, its commitment to internationally countries worldwide through its 27 The project aims at providing basic the Middle East, where only a the following organizations: food baskets, heaters and fuel. The recognized humanitarian values are field offices as well as in partnerships food through delivering bread to the quarter of families were likely comprehensive relief packages to receive adequate support central to the Start Network’s ethos with the United Nations agencies, included school bags, blankets, largest possible number of displaced and the driving force behind our - UN ECOSOC (1997) people and affected families without to prepare for the approaching pointing out that QC made 42 family and individual bags, cleaning winter. work to improve the international aid cooperation agreements with UN - International Organization for any charge in order to lighten their materials, household appliances, It is estimated that there are system.” agencies. Migration (2006) sleeping bags, heaters and food financial and psychological burden in the harsh cold, and reduce the nearly 15 million refugees and Added Value “Qatar Charity also actively - Organization of Islamic baskets. spread of diseases resulting from internally displaced people in Cooperation (2014) The “Affected by Winter” campaign Yousuf Bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Chief works with many international malnutrition. Syria and Iraqi and as many as 4 Executive Officer of Qatar Charity humanitarian organizations and - Start Network (2017) mainly focused on the conflict- million people are in the extreme expressed his gratitude following institutions, which resulted in the affected persons in Syria as well as Qatar Charity has sought to help the risk category and need the approval of the organization’s signing of more than 93 partnership it targeted the Syrian refugees in Syrians at home with the food, as their suffering was worsening more full-membership and said that this and cooperation agreements so far” neighboring countries.

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Qatar Charity Rehabilitates QC Launches Early Recovery Thousands of Flood and Programs in Somalia Cyclone Victims in Somalia QC Rehabilitates Natural Disasters Victims in Somalia Qatar Charity also implemented its Early Recovery Project in the Puntland region to benefit as many as 86,275 persons affected by the hurricane and the tropical storm in the beginning of 2014. Qatar Charity provided 6000 livestock to 300 families and gave 25 fishing boats to 100 families, aiming to economically empower them through providing them with the sources of income. Qatar Charity also supported 4 mobile health clinics operating for 5 months to help affected families with access to basic health services and to raise health awareness in rural communities in addition to rehabilitation of 2 clinics damaged by the cyclone in Puntland. Furthermore,10 artesian wells have been rehabilitated to benefit pastoral and Bedouin families and two schools have been reconstruction by Qatar Charity. It is worth to mention that cyclone and food hit Somalia in 2013 and 2014 claimed hundreds of lives and destroyed a large number of homes, service centers, roads, schools and health centers, causing displacement of thousands of people. Qatar Charity Office in Somalia order to rehabilitate them through flood hit the Middle Shabelle region tools, which helped them reclaimed to transport goods and water and 18 Families, ranging from 4000 to 5000, rehabilitated many thousands of the its early recovery projects, which are in 2013 and 2014. 250 hectares of the farmland. sesame mills. have lost 60 to 70 percent of their flood and cyclone victims through its considered as the bridge between the livestock due to the cyclone that Agriculture Economic Empowerment QC office in Somalia rehabilitated 7 early recovery programs, contributing emergency relief and the sustainable artesian wells, increased the depth hit the Puntland region, while the to the restoration of basic services Aiming to empower agricultural Qatar Charity also distributed 150 development. of wells and repaired the associated Food and Agriculture Organization and environment and social life, families to benefit from the river dairy cattle to 150 agricultural (FAO) estimates that about 300,000 providing livelihoods and shelter, and water permanently, Qatar Charity pastoral families and 750 goats to facilities such as water supply pipes, Education and health generators and electric pumps in livestock have been lost in the reintegrating displaced populations. Qatar Charity managed to rehabilitate provided 10 irrigation generators 150 pastoral families, aiming to affected areas. to small-scale farmers in the Middle economically empower them to addition to the construction and The QC’s Somali Office greatly 3 schools, equipped with study tools, materials and aids and reconstructed Shabelle region, rehabilitated 10 km start a decent life again as well as it rehabilitation of reservoirs and ponds supported victims of flood that hit of irrigation canals and supported 4 health centers, supported with the helped 58 families by providing them for watering animals. the Middle Shabelle region and as 250 agricultural families, giving them with income-generating projects, well as those affected by cyclone that required health equipment, which agricultural seeds and manual tillage which include 20 shops, 20 vehicles swept across the Puntland region in benefited 92,776 persons affected by Important Outputs

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Qatar Charity Significantly Contributes to End Water Problems in Sudan The Qatar Charity Office in diseases, which spread through River, at cost of QR 7.5 million, of 1,800 cubic meter per day, by the end of April 2018 and will Well Drilling Unit Khartoum has implemented a the use of contaminated water». to cover the needs of more than and will benefit 25,000 people provide clean water sources to a In 2013, Qatar Charity brought large number of water projects in Providing safe drinking water 87,000 people for clean drinking approximately. There is also a plan number of localities in the region. a drilling unit from Germany to many places of Sudan to put an is one of the most significant water. to set up 20 water plants with The projects include drilling dig deep wells in multi-layered end to the water problems in the areas of the QC’s work in order These water purification plants different capacities in six other 255 wells equipped with hand geological areas of Sudan to country. states, at an estimated cost of to help poor and needy people have production capacity pumps, setting up 3 large water reduce the cost and managed to about $ 12 million. dig100 wells in several areas of The implemented water projects, with safe potable water free of ranging from 500 to 2,800 cubic plants with overhead water tanks which include establishing water A Project in the Darfur North Kordofan, South Darfur and contaminants and diseases that meters per day as well as they having a capacity of 50 cubic Gedaref. plants, drilling artesian and harm both human and animal are equipped with tanks, service region meters and equipped with an surface wells, and providing a health, Kermas added. and administrative facilities, and As part of its partnership with energy source (generator / solar Water Harvesting drilling unit to dig deep wells, laboratories for water analysis. the Qatar Fund For Development Since its opening in 1994, Qatar benefited hundreds of thousands 4 Nile Water energy), and establishing 11 (QFFD), Qatar Charity has also medium water plants with 30 m3 Charity implemented a large of people. Purification Plants Water Plants Under started the implementation of number of water projects so far, In cooperation and partnership Construction overhead water tanks equipped which include more than 500 Director of the QC’s Office in other water projects in South with energy sources in addition to Sudan Hussein Kermas said with Munazzamat Al-Da’wa A water plant project is currently and Central Darfur at a cost of surface and artesian well and “by providing safe drinking Al-Islamiyya and the Qatar Red being implemented in Wad about QR 11 million under the the distribution of maintenance more than 650 water coolers water, Qatar Charity aims to Crescent, Qatar Charity set up 4 Hamid, in the Nile River State framework of Qatar’s Darfur kits for hand pumps, and the to benefit more than 302,000 improve the public health of water purification plants in many at a cost of QR 2 million, which Development Initiative and they formation of wells and water people. poor communities and to control villages scattered along the Nile will have production capacity are expected to be completed plants management committees.

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Food crises continue to strike, and acute hunger intensifies

by the European Union, the Food crises that have devastating and national data and analysis from 124 million people and Agriculture Organization of the long lasting consequences on the multiple sources into one document in 51 countries United Nations (FAO), and the United livelihood of people. to provide a clear comprehensive Nations World Food Programe (WFP) picture of food crises and acute food experienced high Entire communities and more at a briefing for UN member nations insecurity in affected countries. children and women are in need of levels of food in Rome. insecurity, warns new nutritional support compared to last By providing evidence-based It finds that food crisis are year, and long lasting solutions are analysis, the report demonstrates report increasingly determined by complex needed if we want to revert this trend. that as well as critically needed causes such as conflict, extreme humanitarian aid, development climatic shocks and high prices of A difficult road ahead action needs to engage much earlier Conflict will likely remain a major A new report out today sounds the staple food often acting at the same so as to tackle the root causes of driver of food crises in 2018, affecting alarm regarding surging levels of time. extreme vulnerability, therefore Afghanistan, Central African building resilience. acute hunger. Some 124 million The situation revealed by the Global Republic, Democratic Republic of people in 51 countries were affected Report highlights the urgent need Congo, north-eastern Nigeria and The Global Network against Food by acute food insecurity during 2017 for simultaneous action to save lives, the Lake Chad region, South Sudan, Crises launched by the European 11 — million more people than the livelihoods and to address the root Syria and Yemen as well as Libya and Union, FAO and WFP at the World year before — according to the latest causes of food crises, the partners the central Sahel (Mali and Niger), Humanitarian Summit in 2016 is edition of the Global Report on Food said. according to the report. expected to increasingly become the Crises. engine behind the humanitarian, Conflict and climate Yemen will mostly likely continue development and peace nexus, The report defines acute food change key culprits to be the largest food crisis by far. promoting increased coordination insecurity as hunger so severe that it Conflict continued to be the main The situation there is expected to between humanitarian and poses an immediate threat to lives or driver of acute food insecurity in 18 deteriorate, particularly because of development agencies. livelihoods. countries — 15 of them in Africa restricted access, economic collapse The increase is largely attributable or the Middle East. It is the primary and outbreaks of disease. to new or intensified conflict and reason for most of the world›s cases Meanwhile, the impact of severe insecurity in Myanmar, north-east of acute food insecurity, accounting dry weather on crop and livestock Nigeria, the Democratic Republic for 60 percent of the global total, or production is likely to heighten of Congo, South Sudan and Yemen. 74 million people. food insecurity in pastoral areas of Prolonged drought conditions also Climate disasters — mainly drought Somalia, south-eastern Ethiopia resulted in consecutive poor harvests — were also major triggers of food and eastern Kenya, and in West in countries already facing high levels crises in 23 countries, two-thirds of African and Sahel countries of food insecurity and malnutrition in them in Africa, and were responsible including Senegal, Chad, Niger, Mali, eastern and southern Africa. for pushing some 39 million people Mauritania and Burkina Faso. Produced each year by a group into acute food insecurity. Responses that matter of international humanitarian Conflict, climate disasters and other The Global Report on Food Crises partners, the report was presented drivers often contribute to complex brings together regional and

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9$mn in financial support in order Speaking at a high-level and partnering to provide Qatar Fund for Development to offer basic services to Rohingya session, Yousef bin Ahmed quality education using modern (QFFD) and Qatar Charity refugees in Bangladesh. Al-Kuwari highlighted the role e-learning applications to serve of humanitarian organizations displaced persons and refugees (QC) announced a joint The conference also witnessed in achieving development in around the world. the launch of a joint campaign agreement with UNHCR to the third world countries and Education and Social Harmony provide 9$mn in financial by QC and UNHCR to reintegrate stressed QC’s commitment to Somali refugees and internally Qatar Charity also organized support for Rohingya work according to international displaced people into Somalia, standards and to strengthen a side event on the role of refugees. and provide them with a better its current partnerships and education in promoting social life. The campaign aims to raise cooperation, especially with UN reconciliation and achieving 10$mn and reach out to 100,000 agencies. Also, he considered that social harmony in conflict- affected people. this conference is an opportunity stricken areas. At the event, for further cooperation, building Mr. Mohammed bin Ali Al- Qatar Charity honored with Qatari Delegation relations, and looking for new Ghamdi, executive director of The Qatari delegation led by QC’s international cooperation partnerships with actors in along with speakers from the H.E Sheikh Hamad bin Naser the field of humanitarian and Al-Thani, Chairman of Qatar Save the Children and Inter- development work. Agency Network for Education in ‘Change Maker Award’ at Aid & Charity, included its CEO, Yousef WRS Initiative Emergencies (INEE)’ highlighted Bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, and a the vital role of education in number of executive managers During the conference, the initiative of ‘World Refugee promoting a culture of peace and Trade Conference and Exhibition and experts, as Qatar Charity and social harmony. Qatar Fund For Development School’ (WRS), of which Qatar (QFFD) were strategic partners of Charity is a founding member, QC’ Pavilion at Aid & Trade this international event. has been announced. The Exhibition The Aid & Trade conference humanitarian assistance to During the conference, UNHCR initiative seeks to provide and exhibition held in London affected areas around the world. also honored Qatar Charity Though its pavilion at Aid & Trade’ In his speech at the opening quality education to refugee exhibition, Qatar Charity has honored Qatar Charity (QC) for its efforts, projects and and displaced children around with the “Change Maker At the end of last April, Qatar partnerships with UNHCR and the ceremony, H.E Sheikh Hamad highlighted its roles, efforts and Charity, in cooperation with bin Naser Al-Thani stressed the the world through e-learning humanitarian and development Award”, for its humanitarian humanitarian service. The award techniques as well as it gives services, development efforts a number of international was received by Qatar Charity importance of this conference for interventions around the world, organizations, participated humanitarian and development solutions for education in conflict as well as it demonstrated its and activities in 70 countries. Chief Executive Officer Yousef bin areas. The award was received by H.E in organizing Aid & Trade Ahmed Al Kuwari. work. “The current humanitarian technologies used in all its Sheikh Hamad bin Naser Al-Thani, conference and exhibition in and development disasters and Qatar Charity along with activities. The pavilion also Chairman of Qatar Charity. London, UK, under the slogan The conference witnessed crises happening in the world, Qatar Fund for Development included an exhibition on the «Invest in Humanity». This is an Qatar Fund for Development call for more coordination and (QFFD), and Education Above World Refugee School initiative The Aid and Trade London international event involving (QFFD) and Qatar Charity (QC) concerted efforts of humanitarian All Foundation organized a launched during the conference. conference is the largest annual global organizations, UN announcing an agreement with and development workers”, he key session on “Education in conference held in London agencies, and private sector the UN High Commissioner for said. Crisis”, aimed at coordinating aiming at providing quick institutions. Refugees (UNHCR) to provide

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British minister lauds the efforts of Qatari charities

Alistair Burt, British minister of state for The visiting delegation was received its processes, procedures, systems international development and for the by Mohamed al-Ghamdi, executive and mechanisms and supports the Middle East and North Africa at Britain’s director of QC’s international co- institutional regulatory role, by Foreign and Commonwealth Office, operation; Yousef al-Hammadi, director introducing a new work methodology, praised the role of played by Qatar and of the institutional development working according to the latest its charitable organizations, including department; and a number of Qatar adopted international standards, and Qatar Charity (QC), in the international Charity officials. concentrating on customer satisfaction. humanitarian arena. Al-Ghamdi stressed QC’s keenness Also, QC’s live financial tracking system This came during his visit to QC’s to co-operate and co-ordinate with was reviewed, which calculates all international development agencies incomes of the charity, made by any headquarters along with a high-profile and international organisations means, according to QC’s areas of work. delegation from the UK’s Department working in the humanitarian field, Analysis of these revenues provides for International Development (DFID), aiming to alleviate the suffering of indicators that help the executive in March, 2018, aimed at reviewing QC those affected by humanitarian crises management take appropriate humanitarian and development efforts around the world. decisions. across the globe and discussing co- operation and co-ordination. During the visit, a brief presentation Also, the system of live follow-up and was made about Qatar Charity, its monitoring of QC’s field offices, located The delegation included Alistair efforts and international standing in 27 countries around the globe, was Burt, British minister; Ajay Sharma, among international humanitarian reviewed, which enables the charity to UK ambassador to Qatar; the DFID’s organisations. track the projects, amounts, expenses regional representative and other and balances and provides statistics prominent figures. Financial Tracking System on a number of completed projects, The minister also listened to QC’s projects under implementation and the Burt invited QC officials to visit DFID financial tracking system as part of its number of current sponsored persons, in the UK to discuss co-operation, co- approach to integrated management, which are updated automatically ordination and partnership. which enables it to document all around the clock.

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