• Valued at 8 million Riyals, the residential building received back its resident after being destroyed 3 years ago during the war.
• Deputy Minister of Public Works in Palestine: We thank the state of Qatar and its generous people for their contributions to reconstruct Gaza strip and rebuild its infrastructure.

 
Members of 50 Palestinian families were overwhelmed with joy after receiving the keys of the their newly reconstructed apartments in Al Dafer Tower in Gaza Strip. In collaboration with the Palestinian ministry of Public works, Qatar Charity has rebuilt the tower after being destroyed during the last war against Gaza in 2014.

The Return of The Displaced:

Qatar Charity’s Director of the Palestine Bureau, delivered a speech to thank his Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Qatari government and its people for their abundant support to the Palestinian people and their generous help to enable all the displaced to return back home.

Mr. Haloub said “It is an absolute pleasure to announce the completion of works in Al Dafer Tower, as the project has been fully funded by Qatari support at a value of 8 million Riyals. We thank His Highness Sheikh Tamim, the Qatari government and people of Qatar for their continuous support for the Palestinian people and their cause”.  

Mr. Haloub also emphasized on the important role that Qatar Charity plays for the betterment of the Palestinian society as part of its humanitarian mission to advocate the rights of those less privileged. On behalf of the people of Gaza strip, Mr. Haloub expressed his joy to have seen Al Dafer Tower being reconstructed and taking its residents back.

Honor Shield:

Mr. Naji Sarhan – Minister of Public Works in Palestine – thanked the state of Qatar and its people for their continuous support to Palestine in various sectors, appreciating Qatar’s role in the reconstruction of Gaza strip and the improvement of its infrastructure.

Mr. Sarhan praised Qatar Charity’s efforts in sheltering those affected by war in Gaza strip, and its unwavering will to support construction projects in the region. 

At the end of the opening ceremony and on behalf of the Tower’s residents, Al Dafer Tower’s management board offered a shield of honor to Qatar Charity for restoring back the building after 3 years of its destruction.

Good Things Come Together:

This project is part of a series of reconstruction projects conducted by Qatar Charity in the Gaza Strip, including: the reconstruction of 400 housing units destroyed during the war, the furnishing of hundreds of units for the poor and needy families, as well as supporting other sectors such as health and education through in dozens of Relief and Development Projects. 

During the past 10 years, Qatar Charity, with support from the people in Qatar, has implemented 1,462 relief and development projects in Gaza, which benefited more than 8 million individuals and families.

Benefactors in Qatar can contribute to the implementation of more development projects for the people of Gaza through the campaign "Gaza, the Right to Live".

More than 8 million Palestinian people have benefited from various Relief and Development Projects and social welfare services implemented by Qatar Charity (QC) in the Gaza Strip during the last 10 years (2008-2018) to meet their basic needs amidst the ongoing humanitarian crisis and high rates of poverty and unemployment.

These projects and services have been a top priority for Qatar Charity, as they, directly and indirectly, benefited 800,000 individuals and families annually.

QC’s Office in Gaza

Qatar Charity has been operating in Palestine in general and in the Gaza Strip in particular since the 1990s. The charity has a field office in Gaza, which directly oversees its projects, ensures its quick intervention in times of crisis, and cooperates with international, regional and local humanitarian partners to implement major development projects.

During the period 2008-2018, Qatar Charity, with support from the people of Qatar, managed to implement 1,462 relief and development projects in several areas, which were carried out in cooperation and partnership with international organizations and supporting bodies at a cost of QR662mn, and benefited more than 8 million individuals and families.

Health and Educational Projects

In the field of social welfare, the number of orphans, poor families, people with special needs, and teachers sponsored by Qatar Charity has reached 15,000 persons. The orphans constitute the largest number of those sponsored by the charity.

In the field of education, Qatar Charity has implemented 19 projects, which benefited more than 306,000 people. The projects included, but were not limited to, the construction of schools, the establishment of scientific laboratories and the provision of solar energy to 60 schools in the Gaza Strip.

The number of health projects implemented by Qatar Charity during the last 10 years has reached 24 projects, which benefited 1.8 million people. These projects included medical equipment, medical assistance, medical consumables, laboratory materials, generators for hospitals, generator fuel, and transportation for dialysis patients, in addition to the establishment of the ambulance and emergency station. Through these projects, the charity has tried to meet the needs of the wounded and patients, especially with the difficulty of transferring patients to other countries for their treatment.

Relief Projects

Qatar Charity has implement 31 relief projects, which benefited about 383,000 families. These projects included food basket, drinking water and cash assistance for needy families and others. At the level of construction and rehabilitation projects, the total number of beneficiaries reached 11,000 families.

Qatar Charity supported the rehabilitation of severely destroyed industrial establishments, which benefited more than 1.5 people. This project included the rehabilitation of factories, workshops, mills and other damaged facilities, which have lost their equipment and machines.

Also, Qatar Charity has implemented 55 seasonal projects, which benefited about 761,000 families. These projects included Udhiya and feeding fasting persons, Eid clothing, Zakat Al Fitr projects.

Economic Empowerment Projects

Qatar Charity has implemented 5 projects to support the municipal sector of the Gaza Strip, which benefited about 2 million people. The projects included the filtration of rainwater, the construction of the slaughterhouse in the municipality of Khan Younis, and another government building, as well as the implementation of the winter project entitled "Shitaum Shtauna".

The charity also implemented 4 multi-service projects, which benefited about 50,000 people, in addition to the implementation of 7 projects, related to the construction of mosques, for the benefit of18,000 people.

In the social field, about 14 projects were implemented, which included food baskets and support for poor families, empowerment project and cash assistance, benefiting 373,000 people.

In the field of agriculture, 6 different projects have been implemented, benefiting 48,000 citizens. The projects included the rehabilitation of agricultural land and drilling of wells, in addition to bringing electricity and water connections to remote agricultural areas.

Qatar Charity has funded 1,250 income-generating projects to benefit 11,000 families, which included sewing machines, fishing boats, opening salons and groceries and providing vehicles.

As many as 800,000 people benefited from 6 water and sanitation projects, including drilling projects, which have been implemented by Qatar Charity.

The Need Still Exists

In view of the continued suffering of the people in Gaza, there is still a greater need to strengthen the development efforts in order to meet their living needs. For this reason, Qatar Charity provides the opportunity to benefactors and good doers to contribute to the implementation of a package of humanitarian projects within the framework of the "Gaza, the Right to Live" campaign, which will continue until October 20.

How to Donate

More information on QC’s projects within the framework of the “Gaza, the Right to Live” campaign Under the regulatory authority for charitable activities, is available on QC’s website and App as well as such information can be requested by dialing QC’s hotline 44667711.

Mobile donating is available. To donate QR 100, QR 500 and QR 1,000, please send an SMS with code (Gaza) to 92642, 92428 and 92429 respectively.

The benefactors can also contribute to the campaign by directly making donations at Qatar Charity's headquarters, its 25 branches and 92 collection points located in commercial complexes within the country.

Also, people can easily donate to the campaign through QC’s website (https://www.qcharity.org)  and App (qch.qa/q/app).

Qatar Charity releases 24th issue of Ghiras magazine

Qatar Charity (QC) has released the 24th issue of its 'Ghiras' magazine, which has a variety of reports, interviews and articles on humanitarian, charitable and voluntary work.

The 24th Issue begins with a piece on Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, who has actively been engaged as a visionary leader in education and other social reforms in Qatar for many years, and has played a major role in spearheading national and international development projects.

As children are usually hardest hit by crises, this issue of the magazine highlights the impact of the crises on the children, especially in the field of education, through a bunch of reports, an infographic, and an interview with a UNICEF official.

The issue also includes a piece on International Day to Protect Education from Attack, a Qatari initiative endorsed by the United Nations, in addition to an article on influential humanitarian photographs and their impact, and an interview on the importance of better humanitarian photographs in conveying the voice of the marginalized to the world.

In addition to Qatar Charity’s documentary film ‘Pens against Bullets’ - coproduced with Al-Jazeera channel-, which has recently won the Siirt Turkish Film Festival special prize, a reader will find many reports from across the globe where Qatar Charity works to uplift the standard of living for the marginalized and vulnerable by implementing various relief and development projects.

Readers can click here to download the 24^th issue of the magazine.