Qatar Charity launches ‘Giving Lives On’ Ramadan

QC Implements ‘Kiswit Eid’ (Ei

QC focused on the countries suffering from exceptional circumstance such as Palestine, Syria and Yemen
El Kuwairi, “‘Kiswit Eid’ project aims at making the orphans happy, especially that it’s Eid”.

In 33 different countries, 1,750 orphans enjoyed the Eid and became more hopeful for a better future thanks to Rofaqa initiative, one of QC’s initiatives.

This project is one of so many others which QC works hard to implement so as to bring joy and happiness to the hearts of its sponsored children in Eid Al Adha.

Love & Care

Countries which suffer from exceptional circumstances were focused on such as Palestine, Syria and Yemen. These countries’ orphans need all the love and care one can possibly offer. They suffer every single day that any ray of hope could be very useful to them.

However, QC did not forget about the orphans elsewhere. It’s project was implemented in India, Jordan, Philippine, Bangladesh, Lebanon, Iraq, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, the Comoros, Kyrgyzstan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mauritania, Kenya, Morocco, Chat, Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana, Togo, Niger, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo, Sudan and Tunisia.

‘Eid Clothing’ campaign covered the orphans’ different needs. It included getting them shoes, and presents (based on their age and gender): shirts and pants for the boys, and dresses and shoes for the girls. More than 550 orphans benefited from the project.

Values of Mercy

Mr. Youssif Bin Ahmed Al Kuwairi, QC’s CEO, said, “We, at QC, made sure to prioritize the orphans, and pay extra attention to them. QC does its best to provide them with the necessary care they need. Plus, we all know that the reward our religion promises to those who sponsor orphans is great.”

He, then, added, “‘Eid Clothing’ initiative is only a means to compensate for their loss. Yes, it is not like parental love and care; however, QC works hard to make the orphans feel like they’re a part of something, a family. We know how important it is to stand by these orphans’ side; which is why supporting them is a priority.”

Through its ‘Rofaqa’ initiative, QC inaugurated ‘Eid Clothing’ campaign for the benefit of its sponsored orphans. The number of sponsored orphans from 31st of December 2013 until today reached 39,057 orphans from 35 different countries the world over.

Similar Projects

At the same time QC implemented ‘Eid Clothing’ project, it implemented ‘Your Sacrifice, their Eid’ campaign. Through this campaign, QC was able to provide 28,100 sacrifices (of bulls and sheep) in 54 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe at a cost of 13,560,000) QR.

As for the Hajj season, QC implemented many projects which included ‘Substitute Hajj’, ‘Feeding Pilgrims’ and ‘Grouping Pilgrims’. Thanks to QC, 1,500 pilgrims performed substitute hajj at a cost of 5,700,000 QR. It also grouped 16 pilgrims at a cost of 152,000 QR and provided 25,000 meals for the pilgrims.

Comprehensive Care:

QC sponsors around 80,000 orphans from 35 countries. It offers them comprehensive care which includes education, health, shelter and other basics.

‘Rofaqa’ Initiative is a unique humanitarian initiative which is interested in helping orphans worldwide. It aims at reaching a complementary level of care for children and orphans. It wishes to offer a new vision based on comprehensive care to include social, educational, health and psychological aspects. ‘Rofaqa’ initiative, which was inaugurated in December 2013, was able to sponsor 39,057 orphans so far.

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Qatar Charity’s Ramadan Campai

Executive Director of Local Development assured, “More than 2 million people will benefit from our ramadan projects in 1438H, at a cost of about QR 31 million.”

Qatar Charity (QC) has launched its campaign for this year’s Ramadan season entitled “Give and Shine Through”. The estimated total cost for projects to be implemented inside and outside Qatar, during the Holy Month of Ramadan 1438H, is QR 31 million, and the number of beneficiaries is expected to reach over 2 million people.

QC held a press conference at Al Jazeera Cafe in the cultural district of Katara to announce launching the campaign. It was run by Mr. Ahmed Al Ali, Director of the Media Department at QC, who started by giving thanks to the social networks and the media for supporting QC’s projects and campaigns. Also, the Executive Director of Local Development at QC and the Chairman of the Ramadan Projects Committee, Ali Atiq al-Abdullah, and a number of directors of various departments in QC have participated in the press conference.

The campaign includes three main projects: Iftar meals, Eid clothing and Zakat al-Fitr, as well as a range of public and religious projects in Qatar, and media programs broadcast through the media and social networks.

The estimated cost of projects outside Qatar is about QR 15 million and is expected to benefit more than 1.1 million people. similarly, the estimated budget for Ramadan projects in Qatar is about QR 16 million, benefiting more than 900,000 people.

Congratulation

Ali Atiq al-Abdullah, on behalf of QC, congratulated the people of Qatar and the Arab and Islamic nations, praying for having a good and rewarding Ramadan and reminding them not to forget their brethren with need. He also stimulated them to help people in this month with their generosity and giving, based on the words of the Almighty, “And if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people.”

Giving a hand

He urged benefactors and donors to lend their brothers a helping hand by donating to Qatar relief and development projects inside and outside Qatar, such as relief to the Syrian people, orphans and Needy Families Sponsorship, educational and health projects and income-generating projects so as to support the beneficiaries.

Internal projects

QC's projects in Qatar include a wide variety of Ramadan Iftar projects, and watering, and they extend to popular and cultural programs and challenging projects that allow for competition among the youth volunteer teams in cooperation and partnership with a number of related parties. Some of which are being implemented for the first time, while others have been developed. The most important of these projects are:

Fast Breaking Dinners

The number of fasting meals held or supported by QC is 23 group tables. They are distributed throughout the country for the sake of single workers, wayfarers, and low-income individuals. QC has fully taken the responsibility for completely offering 20 tables, and helping to provide 3 other tables. It is expected that 170,670 people will benefit from these dining tables, at a cost of about QR 5.5 million.

The targeted areas of iftar include Al Khor, Smeisma, Khareteyat, Gharafa, Rayan, Shahaneya, Wakrah, Bin Mahmoud, Freij Abdul Azeez, Najma, Mansoura, Bit Omran, Matar, Seleya, Jmeileya, Um Salal Muhammed, Al Ruwais, and Al Kaaban.

There are some projects that go under the Iftar project. The most important of which are:

From Home to Home

A project that enables Qatari families to prepare Iftar meals for families with limited income to reach their homes. They will be about 9000 meals throughout the holy month.

Farms Workers Iftar

The farms workers gatherings are targeted in six regions of the country and breakfast meals will be served for 600 workers per day, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 18,000.

Doha Industrial Area’s workers Iftar

The project focuses on the workers' gatherings in the industrial area, through dedicated cars to daily distribute breakfast meals. The project is expected to benefit 12,000 workers during Ramadan.

Ramadan Food Baskets

The project provides supply requirements of Ramadan for limited-income families through coupons distributed by QC or the referees. Supplies are received from the shopping malls at the beginning of Ramadan, targeting 1500 families.

Mobile Iftar

Targeting 15,000 fasting people, it provides light Iftar meals prepared by Qatari families who are in easy circumstances. The meals are distributed to motorists who hear sunset call to prayer before arriving at their homes.

SoQya, Providing Water to Prayers

The project daily distributes water to the prayers during Taraweeh and voluntary night prayer in 43 mosques. It targets more than 8064 worshipers, bringing the number of targeted throughout the holy month to 242.000 people.

Public and Cultural projects

Youth entrepreneurship competition "Entrepreneurship"

The idea is to encourage youth to compete in order to organize entrepreneurship activities to serve the community, and support Ramadan projects and external humanitarian projects, in cooperation with one of university student clubs and community development centers in QC, and then choose the best initiatives and honor who launch them.

Al- Baraha Programme for Communities

A public program that includes Iftar meals and a number of entertainment and awareness events for fostering values. It revolves around the children of communities living in Qatar and is expected to benefit 10,000 people in more than one community.

A Dialogue with Influential Figures in Ramadan

A weekly meeting in Katara throughout Ramadan, hosting a personality of intellectuals and writers, to discuss a cause of concern to the community with them, and seek to provide them solutions.

Believers

An activity held helping the community members to getused to adhere to the Prophetic Sunnah and good behaviors such as: visit the sick people, attend the funerals and feed the poor.

Cohabitation

A targeted activity for non-Muslim foreign people to familiarize them with the customs and traditions of Qatari society by organizing a day of cooperation with Muslims and engaging them in voluntary activities such as Iftar meals and visiting the gatherings.

Orphans' Gifts (Eideyas)

A celebration in which Eideya (an amount of money which is given in Eid) are distributed to orphans before Eid al-Fitr. In this regard, QC urges the public to donate money in order to put a smile on the faces of this group.

Projects outside Qatar

QC carries out its Ramadan projects in 37 countries around the world. These projects are divided into three main projects: Ramadan, Eid, and Zakat Al Fitr, with a value of about QR 15 million. More than 1.1 million people are expected to benefit from it, with a focus on countries which suffer from crises and disasters.

Iftar

The Iftar project is the largest of Ramadan projects, with a value of QR 10,031,451. It is expected that 952,889 people will benefit from the project, of which around QR 1.5 million will be allocated to the displaced and Syrian refugees. Besides, the allocations of Yemen, Somalia, Palestine, and Iraq are increased in these projects.

The target countries include: Bangladesh, Benin, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Pakistan, Senegal, Sudan, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria, Iraq, Togo, United Kingdom, Lebanon, Morocco, Philippines, Bosnia, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Kosovo, Albania and Turkey.

In addition, food has been allocated to affected people in Syria and Somalia (flour, bread, food baskets) worth more than QR 3.2 million, and is expected to benefit about 100,000 people.

Eid clothing

Benefiting 3786 orphans in 21 countries, Eid clothing project aims at gladdening the orphans sponsored by QC through offering them clothes before Eid al-Fitr, at an estimated cost of QR 378,600.

Zakat al-Fitr

QC is implementing this project, targeting 82,830 people in 33 countries across the world at an estimated cost of QR 1,242,457 in order to spread the joy among Muslims on the day of Eid al-Fitr, and to avail the needy.

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QC launches Ramadan campaign f

Qatar Charity announced the launch of its Ramadan Campaign for the year 1439 AH under the slogan "Giving the Secret to Happiness". The campaign aims at implementing major Ramadan projects in 30 countries including Qatar at a cost of QR37mn to benefit 2 million people.

Giving is the Secret to Happiness" campaign includes three main projects: Iftar for a Fasting Person, which includes “Iftar Tables and Food Baskets”, Eid Clothing, and Zakat al-Fitr in addition to social assistance, media programs, and other projects implemented within Qatar.

Qatar Charity improved the donation service by developing its website and mobile Apps for the holy month of Ramadan and for Zakat calculation and payment. The charity also opened many branches and collection points within the country in order to facilitate an easy access to donors to make their donations

The Pleasure of Giving

QC Ramadan campaign also aims at drawing attention to the fact that giving is a significant key to human happiness, which means that the pleasure of giving is superior to the pleasure of receiving, especially in the holy month of Ramadan, the season of generosity.

Extending a helping hand to support those in need gives the charity makers and good doers a feeling of happiness and fills their hearts with tranquility, comfort, and blessing, especially, when they see the smile on the faces of the beneficiaries and the positive difference in their lives made by the donations of benefactors.

The estimated cost of Ramadan projects outside Qatar is about QR21mn, targeting more than 1.3 million people around the world. The estimated cost of these projects inside Qatar is about QR16mn, aiming to reach out to 630 thousand people.

Ramadan Wishes

On the Advent of the blessed month of Ramadan, QC’s CEO Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari extended his heartiest congratulations to the people of Qatar and the Arab and Islamic nations, wishing the holy month to be a season of good deeds, solidarity and compassion.

He urged Muslims to seize this opportunity to bring happiness and pleasure to themselves and needy people across the globe, as extending a helping hand to support those in need gives the charity makers and good doers a feeling of happiness and fills their hearts with tranquility, comfort, and blessing.

Al-Kuwari said the donation can be made through Qatar Charity's Ramadan campaign "Giving is the secret to happiness" to implement its health, education, water, income-generating, and seasonal projects as well as for building mosques, Quran centers and houses for the poor or to sponsor orphans, poor families and others.

Campaign’s Projects outside Qatar

Qatar Charity (QC) is implementing its Ramadan projects for this year in 29 countries around the world to benefit 1.3mn people with the focus on crisis and disaster areas, in addition to the poor and the needy. The campaign implements three main projects as follows:

Iftar Project for a Fasting Person

This project is divided into two main categories: Iftar tables for a fasting person and Ramadan baskets, which are implemented at a cost of more than QR15mn to benefit one million people.

Ramadan Tables

This serves Iftar meals to targeted people throughout Ramadan.

Cost and Number of Beneficiaries

The cost of the tables is more than QR10mn, benefiting about 820 thousand fasting persons.

Ramadan Baskets

This provides parcels containing essential foodstuffs for the month of Ramadan, which are distributed to poor families.

Cost and Number of Beneficiaries

The cost of the project is more than QR5mn for the benefit of 156 thousand people.

Zakat al-Fitr

It is given to low-income families on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr to reduce their financial burden.

Cost and Number of Beneficiaries:

The cost of the project is about QR 5.4mn, and it is expected to benefit about 360 thousand people in 24 countries

Eid Clothing

This projects provides clothes and shoes to orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

Cost and Number of Beneficiaries

The cost of the project is more than QR425 thousand, benefiting 4255 orphans in18 countries

2- Campaign’s Projects in Qatar

A- Iftar Meals and Social Assistance

The list of Ramadan projects implemented within the State of Qatar includes various types of Iftar meals projects for fasting persons, which target workers and community gatherings in addition to distributing Iftar meals and Zakat Al Fitr to low-income families, organizing cultural programs, and supporting voluntary initiatives, in partnership with others.

The cost of these projects is about QR16mn and it is expected that more than 630 thousand people will benefit from them throughout the holy month of Ramadan.

The following are the most significant projects:

Iftar Meals Projects within Qatar

1 – Iftar Tables for Fasting Persons

Number of Iftar Tables: 31 tables will be spread across Qatar and will serve ready meals to fasting persons

Places of Implementation: Al Khor, Dhakhira, Simaisma, Kharttiyat, Al Gharafa, Al Rayyan, Al Shahaniya, Al Wakrah, Al Wukair, Muaither South and North, Al Sailiya, Bin Omran, Bin Mahmoud, Umm Salal Mohammed, Al Kabaan, Al Aziziyah,Izghawa, Old Al Ghanim, Al Montazah, Ain Khalid, Al Shamal, Freij Abdul Aziz, Al Hilal, Rawdat Rashid, Al Jamiliya, and Barzan

Cost: The estimated cost of the tables is more than QR7.5mn

Number of beneficiaries: 225,000 people, mostly workers, are expected to benefit from the tables.

2- Iftar Meals for Single Workers

The project focuses on single workers and serves Iftar meal to them.

Places of Implementation: Al Ghuwariyah, Simaisma, Al Khor, Al Khuraib, Al Shahaniya, Abū Nakẖlah, Al Wakrah

Cost: QR 548000– Number of Beneficiaries per month: 18,000 people

3- From Home to Home

As part of this project, Qatari families prepare and serve Iftar meals to low-income families with the aim to meet some of their needs.

Cost: QR 255,000– Number of Beneficiaries: 200 people per day - 6000 people per month.

4- Iftar Meals for Industrial Zone workers:

This project distributes Iftar meals to workers through special vehicles at the various locations of the Industrial Area, which are daily changed to cover the largest number of workers during the month.

Cost: QR 265,000 – Number of Beneficiaries: (400 people per day) 12,000 people per month.

5- Ramadan Supply:

This project provides parcels containing essential foodstuffs for the month of Ramadan, which are distributed to families on limited incomes via coupons gifted by Qatar Charity at the beginning of the holy month.

Cost: about QR1.4mn -Total Beneficiaries: 2000 families.

6- Mobile Iftar:

This involves distribution of snacks prepared by Qatari productive families to motorists who were not able to reach their homes for Iftar.

Cost: QR 382,000 - Total beneficiaries: (500 people per day) 15,000 people per month.

7- Providing Water to Congregations:

The project is to be implemented in 43 mosques in cooperation with the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in order to distribute water bottles to congregations while they are performing Taraweeh and night prayers

Cost: QR 285,000 - Total beneficiaries: 242,000 people throughout the holy month.

2- Social assistance

Ramadan Gift

This is financial aid provided to low-income families registered with Qatar Charity before the beginning of Ramadan to meet the living needs in the holy month.

Cost: QR 1mn - Total Beneficiaries: 1,000 families

Al-Aqraboon

This is an initiative implemented by Qatar Charity for the third consecutive year with start of Ramadan, in which a number of media figures and social media influencers will participate, with the aim of providing financial aid to the needy families, who may not visit charities for help as well as supporting difficult cases within the country.

Cost: more than QR 1.1mn - Average number of beneficiaries: 150 families.

Zakat ul Fitr

It is given to low-income families on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

Cost: more than QR 1.1mn - Number of beneficiaries: 1,000 families

Eidi (Gift) for Orphans

It is a gift distributed to the orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity, before Eid al-Fitr, to bring pleasure to them.

Number of beneficiaries: 324 orphans.

B - Cultural and Public Projects and Initiatives

The most important public programs, events and voluntary initiatives implemented by Qatar Charity in the holy month of Ramadan include the following:

Baraha

This project supports Iftar tables of many communities residing in Qatar to enhance interaction and cohesion among their members, especially in the month of Ramadan. It includes a number of cultural and recreational programs for the participants and their families.

Cost: QR 317 thousand - Total beneficiaries: 7,500 people

Youth Initiatives Competition

This encourages youths to compete in establishing initiatives and organizing activities, to serve the community and contribute to support the Ramadan projects. The best initiatives will be selected according to specific criteria, to be honored at the end.

Humanitarian Action Event:

It is a public event involving a group of thinkers, social media stars and some " stand-up comedy" celebrities. On this occasion, the achievements of celebrities in the fields of humanitarian work, will be highlighted as well as entities and personalities, who have participated in and supported the charitable work, in addition to those having voluntary and humanitarian initiatives, will be honored at the event.

Al-Siddiqiyoon

This is an activity aimed at familiarizing members of society with doing a number of voluntary works such as visiting the sick, feeding poor people, following the funeral processions, and fasting.

You're not alone

This is an event, organized by Qatar Charity in cooperation with a number of youth initiatives, to pay visits to patients and elderly people in hospitals and Ehsan during the holy month with the aim of instilling values of volunteerism and compassion.

Moaayashah (Coexistence)

This is an activity aimed at introducing customs and traditions of Qatari society to non-Muslims by holding a special day in Ramadan to engage them in volunteer activities such as Iftar tables.

Media Programs in Ramadan

A - Radio Programs

Asfar (Travel)

Transmitted by: Sout al-Khaleej Radio. - Transmission Time: 5:15
Presented by: Ahmed Al Ali and Mohammed Al Enazi

Omniaty (My Wish)

Transmitted by: Qatar Radio. - Transmission Time: 2:00 pm
Presented by: ... Iman Al Kaabi

Omniaty in English

Transmitted by: Qatar Radio (English) - Transmission Time: 7:15 pm
presented by: Manar Magdy Zahran

Taraweeh

Transmitted by: Al Quran Al Kareem Radio. - Transmission Time: (Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, 10 – 11:30 pm)
Presented by: Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Harami

(Social) Taraweeh

Transmitted by: Al Quran Al Kareem Radio. - Transmission Time: (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 - 11 pm)
Presented by: Many broadcasters

B – YouTube Programs

Qatar charity’s YouTube channel will broadcast a number of awareness programs such as Giving is Life by Dr. Khaled Abu Mozah, Ramadan Words by Dr. Mamoun Mubayed, Tawasul (Communication) by Dr. Salem Lakhm, Tadabbur (Careful Consideration) by Reciter Mu'adh al-Qasim, Promising Donor by Ahmed al-Maliki, Bashair (Blessed Signs) by Aqeel Al-Janahi, Aamaq (Depths) by Hossam Rouhy, Ibtasim (Smile) and a cartoon program.

QC’s Services

Qatar Charity improved its services by developing its website and mobile Apps for the holy month of Ramadan and for Zakat calculation and payment. The charity also opened many branches and collection points within the country in order to facilitate an easy access to donors to make their donations.

1 – Websites & Apps:

Website & App (Zakaty)

The website and App provide a number of services to meet the different needs of Zakat payers.

Website Link: https://www.qcharity.org/ar/qa/zakat

App Link:https://www.qcharity.org/ar/qa/zakat

Some of the website and App services have been developed and the most important of them are:

Automatic reminder of Zakat’s due date
Biometric Login
Pay zakat according to its channels

Also, Zakat expert can be reached through the phone or by visiting the office at QC’s headquarters.

Zakat Expert’s Email: rmojahed@qcharity.org

Zakat Expert’s Phone No.: 55035744 / 44290152

Ramadan Website and App

Ramadan website and App provide all the services needed during the holy month of Ramadan. The user can pay zakat al-Fitr and the atonement of fasting or make the donation to purchase clothes for orphans and implement various Ramadan projects.

Some services have been improved and the most important of them are the following:

Prayer, Sahur and Iftar reminder
Recitations: Meet daily with one of the well-skilled reciters sponsored by Qatar Charity.
Supplications: A supplication recorded by children, families or others sponsored by Qatar charity around the world, will be offered on a daily basis with the firing of the Ramadan cannon.

Website Link : http://qch.qa/q/ramadan2018

App Link: http://qch.qa/q/ramadanapp

2 - Branches and Collection Points

Qatar Charity’s branches, collection points, and collectors also provide Zakat calculation and payment services in addition to the charity’s website and app.

A - Branches

Qatar Charity has 25 branches, including 16 branches for men and 9 branches for women across different areas of the country.

These QC’s branches are located in Al Azizia, Al Markhia, Al Kharaitiyat, Al Ruwais, Al Wakrah, Al Rayyan, Al Khor, Al Gharafa, Muaither, Al Nasr, Al Hilal, and Abu Hamour.

Working Hours in Ramadan:

Headquarters: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM (midnight)

Branches: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

8:30 PM – 12:00 AM (midnight)

B - Collection Points: Qatar Charity has 92 collection points in markets, malls and hospitals.

It also has 1,477 donation boxes, 162 collectors, and 64 electronic donation machines across the country.

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Qatar Charity delivers relief

Qatar Charity delivers relief aid to victims of White Nile flooding

The Sudanese authorities praised Qatar Charity's rapid response to deliver relief aid to those affected by the recent flooding of the White Nile State, Sudan where the Humanitarian Aid Commission said Qatar Charity was at the forefront of delivering timely shelter assistance to dozens of families whose homes were completely destroyed. “We highly appreciate the quick response from Qatar Charity to shelter the affected in the state,” said Mansour Ali, Humanitarian Aid Commissioner in White Nile State. He also noted that Qatar Charity is a strategic partner, looking forward to more joint work in the future.

Many affected people were delighted with the assistance and they thanked Qatar Charity for its humanitarian efforts. Mr. Abdullah Abdul Qadir Muhammad Bakhit, who was affected by the recent flooding of the White Nile State, said that people in the area were in need of urgent assistance delivered by Qatar Charity, which provided good and comfortable tents and blankets for the affected.

Once Qatar Charity’s field teams learned about the flooding that devastated dozens of homes in the White Nile State, they contacted the local authorities in the state to provide urgent relief to the affected in different areas where 58 families received shelter assistance from Qatar Charity.

The assistance comes within the framework of the humanitarian aid provided by Qatar Charity to all affected areas in Sudan, as part of its humanitarian responsibility towards the vulnerable and those most in need of shelter and food assistance.

During the last few months, Qatar Charity has delivered assistance to more than 27,000 people affected by the recent floods that hit Sudan. The ‘Peace for Sudan’ campaign launched by Qatar Charity received an overwhelming response from the people in Qatar and contributed to alleviating the suffering of the beneficiaries by delivering urgent shelter and food assistance and working on the reconstruction of areas affected by rain and floods in Sudan.

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Qatar Charity launches QR168-m

Press Release

Qatar Charity launches QR168-million Ramadan drive for 2.2 million beneficiaries worldwide

600,000 people are expected to benefit Qatar Charity’s Ramadan drive in Qatar at an estimated cost of 111 million Qatari riyals.
Qatar Charity seeks to benefit 1.6 million people in 32 countries at an estimated cost of nearly 57 million Qatari Riyals.
The drive aims to deliver aid to 552,000 refugees, IDPs, and those affected by the crises at an estimated cost of nearly 27 million Qatari riyals.

Qatar Charity (QC) launched the “Ramadan of Hope” campaign for the month of Ramadan 1442 AH (2021), aiming to benefit 2.2 million people in 33 countries, including Qatar, with the target value of nearly QR168 million.

On this occasion, Qatar Charity thanked the benefactors, both citizens and residents, for supporting its projects throughout the year, and for their generous contributions to its previous Ramadan campaigns. It has also urged them to support the ‘Ramadan of Hope’ campaign for this year to reach the target beneficiaries such as the underprivileged, the displaced, and refugees, across the globe.

Qatar Charity stated that it had chosen ‘Give the Gift of Hope’ as a slogan for its current Ramadan drive to encourage the kind-hearted and benevolent people in the month of compassion and solidarity to contribute to creating hope for the poor and the needy, and bringing about a change in their lives.

As the world will welcome the blessed month of Ramadan for the second time in a raw amid the continued coronavirus pandemic, Qatar charity has affirmed its keenness to take precautionary measures while implementing its seasonal projects to maintain public safety.

Qatar Charity has indicated that it will distribute food packages and Iftar meals individually to the beneficiaries, using cars, and it has also facilitated the online donation process through its website, app, and other digital tools.

The main three projects of the Ramadan campaign are the distribution of Zakat al-Fitr, the provision of Eid clothes, and ‘Feed the Fasting, which includes delivering food baskets and meals.

The campaign aims to deliver social aid worth more than 100 million Qatar riyals in Qatar, and impellent community program remotely. It also includes many media programs produced by Qatar Charity and broadcasted in cooperation with Qatari media and through their social media accounts.

The ‘Ramadan of Hope’ was launched in a press conference, which was attended by Mr. ‎Faisal bin Rashid Al-Fuhaida, CEO Assistant for the Program and Community ‎Development Sector of Qatar Charity, Mr. Ahmed Al-Rumaihi, Director of Emergency ‎and Relief Department, Mr. Abdul Aziz Jassim Hajji, Director of Marketing and Digital ‎Growth Department, and Mr. Ahmed Saleh Al-Ali, Director of the Media Department.‎

Ramadan Projects in Qatar

The projects under the “Ramadan of Hope’ campaign is expected to benefit nearly 600,000 people in debt, low-income families, workers and expatriates, in Qatar at an estimated cost of 111 million Qatari riyals. These projects are as follows:

Feed the Fasting

This project includes Mobile Iftar for Workers, Mobile Iftar, and Ramadan Supply.

Mobile Iftar for Workers: It includes food baskets and ready-to-meals for 456,000 beneficiaries at an estimated cost of 6 million Qatari riyals.

Mobile Iftar: It includes Iftar snacks for those waiting at traffic lights and some other places and unable to reach home before the Adhaan of Magribh. Mobile Iftar is expected to benefit 48,000 people, at an estimated cost of more than 666,000 Qatari riyals.

Ramadan Supply: It aims to meet the Ramadan needs of the families of orphans, low-income families, and widows through the distribution of coupons to them. It is expected to benefit 20,000 people, at an estimated cost of approximately 2.4 million Qatari riyals.

Qatar Charity has been keen to seek the assistance of many Qatari productive families to provide ready-to- eat meals to families with limited income within the framework of the ‘From Home to Home’ project, in coordination with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs.

Zakat Al-Fitr

This project is to support families with limited income, and is expected to benefit 55,000 people, at an estimated cost of more than 816,000 Qatari riyals.

Eid Clothing

This project is to benefit children from low-income families, and expected to benefit 450 children at an estimated cost of more than 168,000 Qatari riyals.

Eid Gift for Orphans

An amount of money is provided, as a gift, to orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity to share the joy of Eid with them. Some 450 children are expected to receive the Eid gifts worth 168,000 Qatari riyals.

Assistance in Qatar

The assistance is to be provided to those in debt and their families to help them overcome their financial problems and preserve family cohesion, in addition to providing assistance to the families affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Qatar Charity hopes to provide aid worth QR100 million to these sections of society, with the support of donors in Qatar.

Community Programs

In the blessed month of Ramadan, Qatar Charity will implement a set of awareness and heritage projects, and support voluntary initiatives and community solidarity. The most important ones are “Initiatives’ Challenge 2”, which is a competition between several youth initiatives to promote humanitarian projects innovatively, "%5", which aims to strengthen social solidarity and support the students and families affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and “Eid Gifts”, which are provided to the sick and the elderly on Eid Al Fitr, in addition to other story-telling events for children and families.

Ramadan Projects outside Qatar

Qatar Charity, through its field offices and partners, aims to implement three Ramadan projects, which are ‘Feed the Fasting’, Zakat Al Fitr, and Eid Clothing, in 32 countries of the world. Qatar Charity also intends to distribute food aid to the displaced, refugees, and the needy in disaster and crisis-hit areas. Qatar Charity, with the support of donors in Qatar, seeks to benefit 1.6 million people from these projects at an estimated cost of 56.7 million Qatari Riyals.

Feed the Fasting

The “Feed the Fasting” project includes the distribution of ready-to-eat Iftar meals and food baskets that contain essential foodstuffs for a family for the month of Ramadan. It seeks to benefit 539,590 people at an expected cost of 22.2 million Qatari Riyals.

Zakat Al-Fitr

The distribution of Zakat al-Fitr aims to reduce the financial burden on needy families and share they joy of Eid with them. Some 456,700 people are expected to benefit from the project at an anticipated cost of 5.9 million Qatari riyals.

Eid Clothing

This project provides clothes to orphans to share the joy of Eid with them. Some 4,390 children are expected to benefit from the project, at an estimated cost of more than 878,000 Qatari riyals.

Relief Aid to Crisis-Hit Areas

Refugees, the displaced, and the poor are expected to benefit from the relief aid in 25 countries, especially in Syria and neighboring countries, Yemen, Somalia, and Palestine,

The assistance will include the distribution of food baskets, in addition to operating bakeries in some countries like northern Syria to provide bread for free. Some 552,000 people are expected to benefit from the aid at an estimated cost of nearly 26.8 million Qatari riyals.

Media Programs

Qatar Charity has produced, as usual, many television, radio, and YouTube programs like ‘Charity in Focus’ in English, which will be aired by Qatar Radio. The Arabic TV programs will be broadcasted by Al-Rayyan TV and Qatar TV, while radio programs for Arabic speakers will be aired by Al Quran Al Kareem Radio and Sout Al-Khaleej Radio. Qatar Charity will broadcast many programs through YouTube during Ramadan.

Qatar Charity thanked the media and media persons for their continuous cooperation in support of its humanitarian projects.

How to Donate

Donors can calculate and pay their Zakat for Qatar Charity’s Ramadan campaign and relief and development projects through its websites and app, which are as follows:

Qatar Charity’s Website: www.qcharity.org

Qatar Charity’s App: www.qch.qa/app

Zakaty Website: www.qch.qa/Zakaty

Donors can also contact a Zakat expert through the email (rmojahed@qcharity.org) as well as through phone numbers (55035744، 44290152)

The Zakat expert responds to Zakat-related questions and calculates Zakat for individuals, companies, professionals, self-employed and property owners, etc.

Upon the request of a donor, Qatar Charity provides a home collector to calculate and receive Zakat and donations. The home collector can be requested through its app (qch.qa/APP) and by dialing 44667711.

Donations can also be made at Qatar Charity’s headquarters, 26 branches, and collection points across the country.

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Qatar Charity continues distributing Zakat Al-Fitr worldwide

Qatar Charity (QC), with the support from people in Qatar, continues to distribute Zakat Al-Fitr to QC-sponsored low-income persons and families of orphans during the remaining days of Ramadan, as part of its "Ramadan of Hope" campaign.

The distribution of Zakat Al-Fitr aims to share the joy of Eid with the beneficiaries and alleviate their suffering in light of the continuing coronavirus pandemic. The project aims to benefit 456,700 people at an estimated cost of 5.9 million Qatari riyals.

In Sudan, Zakat Al-Fitr was distributed to about 4,800 families most in need in the states of Khartoum and South Darfur. Some 33,000 persons are expected to benefit from the project. Each family receives 30 kilos of flour.

In Palestine, Zakat Al-Fitr was distributed to nearly 2,500 families of orphans sponsored by Qatar Charity. All beneficiaries received food parcels.

The beneficiaries of Sudan and Palestine expressed their delight with receiving Zakat Al-Fitr, which contributed to easing the burdens on them, especially on Eid Al-Fitr, thanking Qatar Charity and the benevolent people of Qatar for supporting them, particularly in light of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

Qatar Charity continues to receive Zakat Al-Fitr through its headquarters, branches, and collection points located in commercial complexes across the country, in addition to paying Zakat Al-Fitr through Qatar Charity’s website and app.

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