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Qatar Charity’s initiatives reach 132,000 people in Yemen in 2025

Despite the immense challenges of Yemen’s protracted humanitarian crisis, Qatar Charity (QC), with the generous support of donors, successfully delivered essential humanitarian and development assistance throughout 2025, reaching more than 132,000 people. These efforts helped ease the suffering of vulnerable communities, improve living conditions, and create meaningful change across multiple sectors. Relief Efforts Relief efforts played a key role in meeting urgent needs and boosting community resilience. Qatar Charity launched a food security initiative in Taiz and Al Hudaydah, delivering food baskets over three distribution cycles within six months. The project reached 24,591 people and was implemented at a cost of QAR 5 million. During Ramadan, the organization launched its Iftar project, distributing food baskets to families in Sana’a and surrounding areas, reaching 40,404 beneficiaries at a cost of QAR 1,599,986. Additionally, it provided essential medicines to combat cholera in four governorates, assisting 22,152 people with an allocation of QAR 606,263. In total, emergency relief projects supported 87,147 individuals, with an overall expenditure of QAR 7,206,249. Development Projects Qatar Charity also prioritized sustainable development through income-generating projects. In Taiz, 191 women-headed households received bakery and pastry-making equipment, helping them establish a steady source of income. This initiative benefited more than 600 people and was funded with QAR 242,000. In addition, Qatar Charity rehabilitated homes for impoverished families, improving safety and living conditions for 175 individuals. Altogether, development projects supported over 775 people, with a total investment of QAR 244,025. Social Welfare Programs Under its social care initiatives, Qatar Charity implemented seasonal and individual support projects. The Eid al-Adha project distributed sacrificial meat to vulnerable families across several governorates, benefiting 43,890 people at a cost of QAR 811,800. For Eid al-Fitr, the organization provided clothing vouchers to 250 children, amounting to QAR 30,114. Health interventions included cochlear implant surgeries, covering medical and travel expenses, and providing essential medications for nine patients with chronic illnesses. These efforts amounted to QAR 248,700. Overall, social welfare programs reached 44,149 beneficiaries, with expenditures of QAR 1,090,614.

08/01/2026

Qatar Charity Launches a Project to Support the Wheat Value Chain
Within the framework of its continuous efforts to strengthen food security and achieve sustainable development, Qatar Charity has launched a project to support the wheat value chain in the most vulnerable areas of rural Idlib and Aleppo. This initiative comes in response to the growing challenges faced by farmers, including rising production costs and declining agricultural yields, which have negatively affected food availability and the livelihoods of local communities. The project aims to support local farmers and enhance the sustainability of agricultural production through integrated interventions covering all stages of agriculture, from cultivation and harvesting to processing and distribution. This approach contributes to ensuring the availability of bread as a staple food for daily consumption in Syria. Direct Support for Agriculture and Agricultural Production The project includes the provision of 300 tons of essential agricultural inputs, including seeds, fertilizers, and harvesting costs. These inputs are distributed to 300 farmers cultivating wheat and barley, including 200 wheat farmers in the rural areas of Idlib and Aleppo, and 100 barley farmers in the countryside of Aleppo. This support contributes to increasing production levels and improving farmers’ incomes and livelihoods. From Seed to Bread As part of the project’s integrated approach, wheat cultivation, harvesting, milling, and bread production are fully supported. Approximately 918 tons of wheat are purchased from local farmers and milled in local silos to produce around 720 tons of flour. Of this quantity, 150 tons are supplied to bakeries in Idlib, while 570 tons are allocated to bakeries in Aleppo. The project is expected to produce approximately 1,275,000 loaves of bread daily over the course of a full year, benefiting nearly 3,000 families and helping meet their basic food needs. Supporting Agricultural Units with Modern Equipment The project also includes the establishment of an integrated agricultural support unit equipped with modern machinery, tractors, agricultural tools, and spare parts. In addition, maintenance services are provided, and farmers are connected to agricultural support services. These interventions contribute to reducing production costs, improving efficiency, and ensuring the sustainability of agricultural activities. Supporting Women and Rural Development In Aleppo, the project supports women-headed households by creating employment opportunities through the establishment of four bread production ovens managed by women. Around 80 women benefit from training, employment opportunities, and the provision of production supplies. This initiative contributes to increasing household income, empowering women economically, and enhancing their role in local economic activity. Restoring the role of the Aleppo Directorate of Agriculture Through this project, Qatar Charity supports the role of the Aleppo Directorate of Agriculture in strengthening the agricultural sector. The initiative focuses on achieving food security, supporting local production, and improving farmers’ resilience amid difficult economic and living conditions. It also contributes to reducing poverty, unemployment, and forced migration by promoting agricultural investment as a key pillar for community stability and long-term sustainable development.
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Qatar Charity Lays Foundation Stone for Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Educational Complex in Sri Lanka
In a significant step to strengthen the education sector, Qatar Charity, in collaboration with the Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Foundation has laid the foundation stone for the Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Educational Complex in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. The project is fully funded by the Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Endowment. The ceremony was attended by prominent local figures, officials from the Ministry of Education, and representatives from Qatar Charity’s Sri Lanka office. The new complex, to be built within Fathima Balika Maha Vidyalaya in Trincomalee, will span approximately 1,560 square meters and is valued at QAR 2.4 million. It will feature four main buildings housing 12 classrooms, a large hall, a library, a science laboratory, administrative and staff rooms, as well as a service building, a water well, and essential facilities—creating a safe, inspiring, and well-equipped educational space. In her address, Mrs. Zeenah Al Munawara Mohamed Naleem, Zonal Director of Education – Kinniya Zone, expressed heartfelt gratitude to the family of Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani and Qatar Charity for their generous contribution. She emphasized that the new facilities would significantly improve the quality of education and ease the difficulties currently faced by the school. Mr. Abdul Fareed Lareef, Principal of Fathima Balika Maha Vidyalaya, echoed these sentiments, stating that the project marks “the beginning of a new chapter for education and students at this school.” Mr. Mahmoud Abu Khalifa, Director of Qatar Charity’s Sri Lanka office, emphasized that this landmark project is part of a broader educational strategy that includes building schools, science labs, and providing learning materials, alongside interventions in health, food security, housing, water, and economic empowerment—all aligned with national sustainable development plans. Students welcomed the initiative with excitement. “This project will transform our academic activities and give us a safe, comfortable, and motivating environment for learning and creativity,” said Fathima Asra, a student at the school. Others echoed her sentiments, calling the new complex “a beautiful space that will make learning enjoyable and inspiring.”
07/01/2026 More details  
90,000 Beneficiaries of Qatar Charity’s Projects in Gambia in 2025
Backed by the generosity of Qatar’s donors, Qatar Charity (QC) carried out 256 humanitarian and development projects across Gambia in 2025, benefiting nearly 90,000 people. The initiatives span water, education, housing, health, food security, orphan care, and emergency relief, with a strong focus on supporting sponsored orphans. Water and Sanitation In the water and sanitation sector, Qatar Charity implemented 42 projects to provide safe drinking water, build sanitation facilities, and promote hygiene awareness, reaching 25,000 people. It also distributed 2,900 individual water filters for children and 300 family filters in rural areas, reducing waterborne diseases. Education and Social Care In education, Qatar Charity supported schools and Quran memorization centers by providing 1,000 school desks, 500 solar-powered lamps, and 1,300 school bags, benefiting over 11,300 people. It also built a mosque serving 300 worshippers. Through its sponsorship program, Qatar Charity supported more than 1,500 orphans, needy families, and persons with disabilities, while empowering them economically. Initiatives included distributing 45 electric cargo tricycles, 38 auto rickshaws (tuk-tuks), 154 kitchen sets, 19 electric wheelchairs, 56 sewing machines, and medical devices such as 29 blood pressure monitors and 16 glucose meters. Additionally, 46 families received solar lamps, 700 school bags were distributed, and 10 women’s cooperatives were established for grain milling projects. The total number of beneficiaries from these interventions reached 8,797 people. Health and Food Security Qatar Charity’s health interventions reached over 15,000 people, supplying the Ministry of Health with 1,171 blood pressure monitors, 81 electric wheelchairs, and 600 manual wheelchairs, organizing medical convoys in four provinces, and supporting hospitals with medicines and dialysis machines. A feasibility study for a multi-specialty hospital was also completed, with construction set to begin in early 2026. In food security, Qatar Charity implemented 16 sheep-rearing projects for 112 beneficiaries and 14 poultry projects for 98 beneficiaries, alongside seasonal aid benefiting 10,000 people through Ramadan food baskets and Eid Al-Adha meat distribution. Emergency relief supported 3,000 flood victims with food baskets, essential supplies, 100 tents, 500 kitchen sets, and water filters, benefiting nearly 4,000 families. Economic Empowerment To boost livelihoods, Qatar Charity launched projects creating jobs for women and youth, providing 85 electric cargo tricycles, 92 auto rickshaws (tuk‑tuks), 100 grain mills, 262 sewing machines, and 83 income-generating ventures such as shops, vegetable stalls, and motorcycles. These initiatives benefited about 5,000 people.
07/01/2026 More details  

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