QC's sponsorship enabled the orphans to continue their higher education and to excel. One of the orphans won a universal competition for the Holy Quran.

The total number of orphans QC sponsored in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2,500, most of which are orphans. QC also sponsors families, students, and Quran teachers. For the past 10 years, QC has spent more than 178,000,000 QR on sponsorship projects.

As part of its social care initiatives for the vulnerable groups, sponsoring orphans comes as a contribution to protecting childhood and saving it from going astray. It also helps save the dignity of needy families especially in times of disasters and wars.

Comprehensive Sponsorship

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, orphans receive the biggest share of sponsorship. The number of sponsored orphans is 2,150 children across the different villages and towns of Bosnia. Last year, the total financial sponsorship allocated for the orphans reached around 5,000,000 QR.

Since 1994, QC has sponsored 8,500 orphans. Some of them graduated from college and are working either as employees or craftsmen.

QC's sponsorship programs are distinguished with offering comprehensive care in the different fields of education, health and entertainment. In addition, they offer financial sponsorships on a monthly basis. The programs include holding events for the orphans which include multiple activities such as undertaking medical tests, getting tutors, going on trips, camping, taking part in competitions, receiving educational and training courses and attending workshops.

During 2015, QC held for its sponsored orphans several entertaining activities through which it distributed some awards to encourage them. A delegation from QC also distributed winter clothes to the orphans before the end of 2015.

Fruitful Efforts

Because of the sponsorships QC offers, a lot of orphans received education whether academic or occupational. It was considered a gate to ensure a dignified life for them and those they are going to take care of when they are older. Many of the students excelled in some fields. To mention a few,  one of the sponsored orphans from Bosnia was awarded first in a universal competition which was held in Jeddah in 2015. One of the orphans who passed the sponsorship age is now an Imam and a preacher, and currently works at the orphans' division at QC's office in Bosnia.

QC thanked Qatar's philanthropists for sponsoring the orphans hoping such work would be a path to Jannah (Heaven), and that they and their children would be blessed for their good work.

QC's field office in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, was first established in 1994 so that QC would be able to check upon the people it sponsors and to supervise its other projects. QC spent more than 202,000,000 QR on the social care projects, especially sponsorships of orphans, families and students. QC also built houses, schools, clinics; and implemented water projects.Such work contributed to the reconstruction of Bosnia and return of the displaced and refugees who were affected by the war that hit their country in the 90s.

QC sponsors more than 92,000 orphans around the world through 'Rofaqa' initiative which was inaugurated in December 2013. It focuses on orphan children around the world and aims at offering comprehensive sponsorship for children and orphans; one that includes social, educational, health and psychological aspects.

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Qatar Charity has obtained ISO / IEC 27001: 2013 certification from the Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS, which is specialized in audit and international certification services.

This is an example of Qatar Charity's commitment to continuously improving its information security by applying quality standards to cope with technical developments. Therefore, the Charity has received the ISO / IEC 27001: 2013 International Certification for Good Practice in Information Security Management System (ISMS).

Through its UK branch, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced that the Executive Directorate of Financial Resources' information department at Qatar Charity (International Charity Organization) had been verified and found to be compliant with international information security standards. This also applies to the Charity's IT infrastructure and support sections managed by the Human Resources Department, as well as to  the finance, procurement, legal services and public relations departments.

The Certification Ceremony

Qatar Charity celebrated this achievement in a ceremony attended by Mr. Yousef Bin Ahmed Al-Kuwari, the organization's Chief Executive Officer and a number of Directors, as well as officials from the Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS.

During the ceremony, Mr. Al-Kuwari received the ISO certificate from Mr. Makram Abu Fakhr-Eddin, Director of the Business Development Department at the Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS. In his turn, Mr. Yousef Al-Kuwari granted the Charity's memorial shield to the representative of the Bureau.

Mr. Al-Kuwari also congratulated his organization for receiving such an internationally accredited quality certificate which attests to the great efforts its staff exert to achieve this advanced level of humanitarian and charitable work.

Enhanced Confidence

Al-Kuwari said: "Given the size of the Charity's development, the volume of information and financial operations between its headquarters and its agents, field offices and partners, as well as the diversity of its donation methods, have also increased. He pointed out that this posed a challenge to the organization which necessitated its achievement of these international security standards. But this certification will increase the donors' and partners' confidence and trust in the organization", he added.

Qatar Charity's CEO also emphasized that information and electronic security is one of the organization's top priorities which ensures the safety of the organization's entire data. Being a well-known, accredited and trustworthy charitable institution to its donors and partners, Qatar Charity, he continued, is proud to have integrated the Information Security Management System (ISMS) in all its donation and implementation processes.

Mr. Al-Kuwari also stated that receiving ISO / IEC 27001: 2013 is not only a recognition of the information security management in Qatar Charity's IT department, but it is also a significant contribution to global initiatives in the fields of information security and intrusion protection, which are supported by the Qatar Charity Organization.

On his part, Mr. Makram Abu Fakhr-Eddine, Business Development Manager at the Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS, said: "On behalf of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS, I am pleased to congratulate Qatar Charity for receiving this international certification, and we wish this organization more successes in the near future."

 Integrated Management

Mr. Mohammed Al Yazidi, Executive Director of Financial Resources at Qatar Charity, said: "Obtaining ISO certification took us several stages: It started with the launching of the Integrated Management System project which was applied to all administrative, technical and operational departments in compliance with international quality standards for information security and protection of Qatar Charity's electronic systems and websites from threats and intrusion."

He added that through integrated management, Qatar Charity (International Humanitarian Organization) will be able to document all the processes, procedures, systems and mechanisms of work inside it. It will also enhance the supervisory and practical processes in the organization and help achieve the requirements of governance and risk management by introducing a new work methodology that is in line with the latest internationally accepted standards and which focus on internal and external customer satisfaction and on improving the relationship with the community

Al Yazidi also stressed that the international recognition of Qatar Charity's administrative and technical systems; cost control; rationalization of using human and financial resources; the reduction of information loss through the protection of electronic systems and websites from threats and intrusion; as well as the protection of the organization's moral, material, financial or information property increase  Qatar Charity's competitiveness with other international organizations operating in the same field.

Previously Obtained Quality Certificates

Noteworthy is that Qatar Charity has previously obtained the ISO certificate in Quality Management Systems in accordance with the international standard  ISO 9001: 2000 from Det Norske Veritas in 2004.