25,000 beneficiaries of Qatar Charity’s 2019

25,000 beneficiaries of Qatar Charity’s 2019 events for Asian communities


2/9/2020 | Media Center


25,000 beneficiaries of Qatar Charity’s 2019 events for Asian communities

The Qatar Charity Center for Community Development for expatriate Asian communities in Qatar, Friends Cultural Center (FCC), has organized more than 50 events, including educational, cultural, sports, recreational activities, empowerment programs, and Ramadan projects, for workers and low-income people, children and Those with Special Needs during the last year 2019, benefiting 25,000 persons.

FCC, through organizing these activities aimed to teach participants, both male and female, communication, speaking, reading, writing, and leadership skills, provide handicraft training, and strengthen relations among different expatriate Asian communities residing in Qatar.

Educational Courses

In the educational field, FCC held many courses and training workshops, which included the Toastmasters course aimed at promoting communication, and public speaking, and leadership skills, the sewing course for women, the Arabic language course for men and women, the Quran memorization course for people with special needs, the art and handicraft course for students, and the Karate course for children's health development in addition to many courses for women. During the year2019, these educational courses benefited nearly 200 people, including men, women, children and those with special needs.

Cultural Events

Within the framework of cultural events for the year 2019, FCC organized many activities to discuss books written by expatriate Asian persons in Qatar, nurture talents in participants, and involve children in planting trees, in addition to organizing visits to Qatar University and labor camps. Some 3,000 people have participated in these activities, in addition to the Asian School Fiesta, which witnessed the participation of nearly 3500 students from primary, preparatory and secondary schools, providing them with a great competitive platform in various educational and cultural fields.

International Days

More than 1500 people, including men, women, and children participated in many events and activities that were held to mark several international days such as International Women's Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Teacher's Day, and World Diabetes Day.

These activities organized by FCC on these international days aimed at educating people about significant international issues, mobilizing resources to address global problems, and celebrating and promoting human achievements.

FCC has also celebrated in the Qatar National Sports Day 2019, with the participation of nearly 1000 men and women.

Ramadan Programs

FCC has also organized collective Iftars for Indonesian, Indian, Filipino, Malaysian, Nepalese, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani communities, in addition to some Arab and European communities, during the Holy month of Ramadan last year. Some 7,000 people from these communities have benefited from Ramadan iftars and accompanied cultural programs and competitions. FCC has also participated in Disturbing Food Baskets during Ramadan to the Pakistani community, benefiting 100 persons belonging to low-income families. 

Besides, FCC took part in distributing winter aid, food supplies, drinking water, and T-shirts to workers, food baskets, Udhiya to low-income families, and medical eyeglasses to children, in cooperation with the Aster Medical Center, in addition to school supplies to students, benefiting some 6000 persons.