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[email protected] MONDAY 15 JUNE 2015 • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 LEXUS IS 350 F-SPORT: A GOOD LUXURY VALUE P | 7 INDONESIAN DIASPORA SET MEN LIGHT INDIA, CHINA EMOTIONALLY, TO OBSERVE RAMADAN IN UP LONDON AND CULTURALLY CLOSE, THEIR TRADITIONAL WAY CATWALK SHOWS SAYS AAMIR KHAN P | 2 P | 9 P | 11 QNB launched a new initiative at the start of the school year by issuing the Money Made Easy book, which aims to explain financial terms to students over 9 years old in a simplified, modern way. TEACHING THEM YOUNG P | 3 | MONDAY 15 JUNE 2015 | 02 CULTURE Indonesian diaspora set to observe Ramadan in their traditional way performing Suhoor,” said Hadi. Similarly representatives of the On the eve of Ramadan, Indonesian embassy will visit places ‘Tarhib Ramadan’ (Marhaban Ya where Indonesian workers live in Ramadan), an event organised by Al Khor, Dukhan, Mesaieed and Al the Indonesian embassy together Wakrah for Iftar, giving spiritual lec- with the Indonesian Muslim Society tures and sharing the true spirit of in Qatar (IMSQA) under the aus- Ramadan. pices of the Association of the On the Seventeenth Day Indonesian Community in Qatar of Fasting (Ramadan 17), the (PERMIQA), will be held at the Indonesian Muslim community in embassy premises in New Salata. Qatar will gather at the embassy Two Muslim scholars (Ustadz) premises to mark the Nuzulul will be invited from Indonesia in Quran 1436H. order to give spiritual lectures The Indonesian Embassy in BY FAZEENA SALEEM (tausiyah) followed by Tarawih Doha in cooperation with IMSQA- before dusk with friends or family prayer together. PERMIQA will organize Eid Al Fitr pholding their unique to welcome the moment of buka On June 23, an Iftar Banquette prayer along with the Indonesian traditions, the puasa—which means breaking will be organized by Indonesian Muslim community in Qatar at Indonesian embassy the fast. They call it ‘Ngabuburit.’ Embassy at Indonesian the Tariq Bin Ziyad Independent Uin Doha is prepar- There are various activities during Ambassador’s residence, initialed Preparatory School for Boys. ing to observe the holy month of ngabuburit starting from playing by giving spiritual lectures (tausi- Ambassador and his wife on the Ramadan. sports with friends, sightseeing yah) to the attendees of Indonesian first day of Eid Al Fitr holds an Open Many events will be organised and religious activities like spend- community while waiting for Iftar House reception at their residence by the Indonesian embassy for its ing time in mosque and reciting the and continue with Tarawih prayer to all Indonesian community and community living in and outside holy Quran. together. expatriates in Qatar to strengthen Doha. On Saturday the ambassador The Safari Ramadan, which the relationship. The Lebaran-style There are various traditions Hadi and his wife Endang Deddy will also include Iftar, spiritual lec- food and delicacies like Ketupat followed in different provinces of Hadi hosted journalists at their tures (tausiyah) and Tarawih prayer Sayur, Opor Ayam, Sambal Goreng Indonesia to welcome Ramadan. residence in West Bay to share together at different places in Kentang, Rendang and Tape Ketan Although traditions may differ, the Ramadan traditions followed in Doha, Al Khor, Dukhan, Mesaieed Hitam will be served on the occa- spirit remains the same, which is Indonesia and to speak about the and Al Wakrah. sion. The Peninsula joyful and gratefulness. events organsied for their commu- In Indonesia iftar is called ‘buka nity here. puasa,’ which means ‘to open the A total of 39 000 Indonesians fast.’ Markets sell various foods are residing in Qatar including for iftar, including dates, which is many working in different sectors very popular, as well as unique and their family members. Indonesian food and drinks such “This year, Ramadan is in the as kolak, es kelapa muda, es buah, extreme summer heat and will be es campur, cendol or dawet. longer, the Indonesian Embassy Deddy Saiful Hadi, Indonesian would like to remind Indonesian ambassador to Doha, said that diaspora in Qatar to prepare physi- in West Java province, where he cally prior to the month-long fast- Deddy Saiful comes from, people celebrate ing by consuming nutritious foods Hadi and Endang Ramadan by often going out and enough supply of water when Deddy Hadi. | MONDAY 15 JUNE 2015 | COMMUNITY 03 QNB offers the “Money Made Easy Book” app on mobile phones, which Money Made Easy helps impart can be downloaded from the ITunes store in both Arabic and English, to guarantee reaching a wider portion banking knowledge to children of students from all over Qatar. NB recently organised competitions and entertainment programmes on the side- lines of the bank’s visit to local schools Qin Qatar. The visits were held to reinforce the group’s efforts to spread awareness among the future generations about the importance of manag- ing financial resources and encouraging them to save for a better future. These visits were also in continuation of the Bank’s initiative launched at the start of the school year by issuing the Money Made Easy book, which aims to explain financial terms to students over 9 years old in a simplified, modern way. During their school visits, the QNB staff explained the book’s chapters in an exciting manner as well as rewarding the most active participants with prizes of miniature ATMs bearing the QNB logo that work as moneyboxes that encourage them to save and invest. QNB also offers the “Money Made Easy Book” app on mobile phones, which can be downloaded from the ITunes store in both Arabic and English, to guarantee reaching a wider portion of students from all over the State of Qatar. The book constitutes one of QNB’s initiatives that fall within the Group’s vision to focus on education, as one of the key elements of the bank’s CSR strat- among students. This is in effort to introduce stu- the bank’s activeness in its role as a socially respon- egy. The initiative was carried out with the help of dents to the basic financial, banking, and economi- sible national institution. They further assured that partners from various educational institutions and cal terms used daily in budgets, commerce, and the initiative deserves praise, due to its support of schools. QNB’s CSR officials distributed the books banking services, as well as the finances and tools the educational process and its contribution to the to the students through field visits, to guarantee of the trade. The “Money Made Easy” book was well goals of the 2030 Qatar National Vision. the book’s accessibility to the widest range of ages received by schools and teachers, who applauded The Peninsula Georgetown students promote financial literacy among migrants group of Georgetown migrants about financial savings, how University in Qatar (GU-Q) stu- to make a migration plan, how to create dents has conducted research and follow a budget, how to manage aimed at advancing financial debt, and how to manage investments. Aliteracy in Qatar’s migrant community. The videos were developed on a peer- The project under the Undergraduate based learning model featuring migrant Research Experience Program (UREP) workers sharing their personal experi- UREP project team was entitled “Advancing Financial ences in their own words, as well as Literacy for Transnational Families” advice from field experts. tailoring content specifically for migrants several online forums to disseminate and recently won the Student Poster The research team included GU-Q in the region will hopefully help improve the research materials and instructional Presentations Award at the Annual students Ahwaz Akhtar, Hisham their current living standards and finan- videos, including a website, Facebook, Research Conference (ARC’14). Hassan, Fatema Hubail, Salar Khan, cial situations,” said Hassan. and YouTube channel. Plans are in place It involved researching, developing, Atul Menon, Salman Ahad Khan, and “This project is very relevant in Qatar to assess the impact of the project on and testing educational videos based Sherif Elgindi. today. Financial education is often participating migrants and their families. on a structured financial education cur- “The project was a terrific research ignored, but is crucial for migrants, The research team plans to under- riculum for migrant workers and their opportunity to design a programme especially those who receive low take an impact evaluation study of offer- households. that would benefit the Gulf’s large low- incomes. With an influx of migrants into ing the videos to be viewed by a migrant The financial education aims to income migrant worker communities. the country, there needed to be an effort audience and determining its impact on encourage migrants and their house- Financial education interventions have to assist with financial matters. People financial habits and behaviour over a holds in their home country to maxim- already been proven to have a high migrate here primarily for financial rea- period of time. Additional work is also ise the benefits of temporarily living and potential for positive impact, and this sons and are expected to return home needed to produce the videos in other working abroad through long-term and project is an innovative attempt at scal- after a period of time. Hence, financial languages spoken by migrant commu- sound financial planning. The five video ing it up for large audiences through literacy is important,” said Menon. nities in Qatar such as Hindi, Nepalese, training modules will teach participating digital media platforms. Our focus on The students have set up Tagalog and Arabic. The Peninsula | MONDAY 15 JUNE 2015 | 04 CAMPUS DeBakey students support labourers eBakey high school students participated in a community service project, Project DSunshade, designed to support the many labourers in Doha, as well as children’s organisations in need.

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