Indonesian local officials praise Qatar Charity's Ramadan projects

Indonesian local officials and underprivileged beneficiaries lavished praise on Qatar Charity (QC) for distributing food baskets, thorough its office in Jakarta, as part of its Ramadan campaign.

The beneficiaries extended thanks to benefactors in Qatar for their support that contributed to meeting their food needs in the blessed month of Ramadan, especially at a time when the coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought further difficulties to the vulnerable.

The mayor of Banda Aceh Mr. Aminullah Usman said, “On behalf of the local authorities in the city of Banda Aceh, and in the name of its residents, I thank the benefactors in Qatar for their generous donations, and Qatar Charity for distributing food baskets in Ramadan, which have benefited 4,500 families of orphans and needy families in the city.

The mayor noted that the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to increasing the suffering of these weaker sections of society, and they are need of more assistance to lighten their hardship.

Mr. Haji Sami Weil, another local official in Indonesia, has praised Qatar Charity for distributing 6,500 Ramadan baskets in his area to those affected by the coronavirus pandemic, noting that this aid from Qatar reflects the deep brotherly ties between the Indonesian and Qatari people

For his part, the president of the Cleaners Association Mr. Eddy in South Jakarta expressed his thanks and appreciation to the philanthropists in the State of Qatar for the food baskets, adding that this assistance will support the cleaners to meeting their families’ food needs in Ramadan. 

Qatar Charity has distributed 12,750 food baskets in many Indonesian provinces and regions during the holy month of Ramadan, benefiting nearly 70,000 people, and is expected to distribute Zakat al-Fitr and the Eid clothing to its sponsored children soon.