Qatar Charity distributes Income- Generating Projects in Albania

QC has recently reviewed the progress of its distinguished development projects inside Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia, and Turkey in order to adjust and modify them.

During his visit, Mr. Faisal Rashid Al-Fahida, QC’s EDO in these countries, reviewed some of QC’s projects and met with some of these countries’ officials.

Mr. Al-Fahida checked many of QC’s projects under a program which began with visiting QC’s headquarter and its employees. He went to Qatar’s Center for Training where he watched a video that showed QC’s most important accomplishments in Kosovo since the opening of the office until the end of 2014.  He was also showed some samples of successful income-generating projects.

Mr. Al-Fahida met with Dr. Farid Aghani, the Minister of the Environment, who commended QC’s developing and charitable role in Kosovo. In addition, he mentioned how QC sponsored more than 1,500 orphans, and how it offered them entertaining, cultural and financial services. He also spoke about QC’s role in reducing the phenomenon of unemployment through implementing income-generating projects. 

Mr. Al-Fahida supervised the honoring ceremony of the distinguished students and its sport festival. More than 340 orphaned boys and girls attended. Finally, the excellent and morally distinguished students were rewarded, and everyone was very happy.

Albania

During his field visit to the Albanian-Qatari school, Mr. Al-Fahida met with the school’s staff members and supervisors. He praised their efforts and the students’ excellent results. Also, two of the school’s female students won first prizes across Albania. This is added to last year’s excellent results, too.

Mr. Al-Farida paid a visit to several income-generating projects and encouraged its beneficiaries to work harder; he also encouraged the orphans to honor their parents and take care of their studies.

For this occasion, QC held a ceremony in which it distributed the basic needs to the large number of participating orphans, and other beneficiaries such as the Albanian-Qatari center and Albanian-Qatari school’s students.

Furthermore, Mr. Al-Fahida visited the project of building Rubik Mosque, one of the three mosques QC is currently building in Albania.

Mr. Al-Fahida, QC’s EDO, also met with Blendy Closey, the Minister of Labor of the Albanian Republic, who praised QC and commended its efforts especially in the fields of education and culture. Indeed, the two fields receive utmost attention from QC’s office in Albania through the Albanian-Qatari Center for Languages and Computer, the Qatari Center for Administrative and Educational Training, and the Albanian Qatari School.

He also met Ms. Esmiralda Ashkiah; member in the Albanian-Arabic Relationships Committee of the Albanian Parliament. She expressed her gratitude to QC for their continuous work through their effective office in Albania, and their constant help to Albania whenever necessary; like the donations that QC had offered to the victims of floods at the beginning of the year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Many of the developmental projects funded by QC in Bosnia were visited. In addition, many beneficiaries sponsored by QC were met, especially from the orphans.

Mr. Al-Fahida visited the Mr. Bakir Izetbegović, the Chairman of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and acquainted him with QC and the size of its charitable projects and activities in the world, along with its future vision and the help it had offered to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Additionally, Mr. Faysal met with Mr. Adil Osmanović; Minister of civil affairs in Bosnia, where his Excellency praised the efforts and the aids that QC offered to Bosnia, and confirmed the need of Bosnians for a number of medical and cultural projects too.

Turkey

During his visit to Turkey, Mr. Al-Fahida visited many of QC’s projects. He took a close look at the Syrian displaced and refugees’ conditions there. He also reviewed the final phases of “Madinat Al-Rayyan” (Al-Rayyan City) project which was funded by QC in cooperation with IHH, its strategic partner inside and outside Turkey. The opening of its first phase is expected to be announced in the coming days.

Mr. Al-Fahida met with Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi, Qatar’s Ambassador in Turkey, who spoke about the efforts QC exerts to alleviate the sufferings of the Syrians inside and outside Syria.

In addition, he visited some of the headquarters of QC’s associates in Turkey such as White Hands charity, Syrian Education Commission, and IMC, which QC signed an agreement with at the end of last year. Such agreement would allow the institutions to reach the neediest territories for relief and aid. Plus, they would mostly help the affected in Syria and would offer healthcare to the displaced Syrian children who did not have any regular healthcare services availab

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Around 1,000,000 people benefited from the sacrifices campaign for the year 1436 AH which QC implemented and called ‘Your Sacrifices, their Eid’ at a cost of around 14,000,000 QR.

Mr. Youssef Bin Ahmed El Kuwairi, QC’s CEO, expressed the relief he felt because the sacrifices project was successful. QC implemented this campaign with the help of its partners in 52 countries from around the world, including Qatar. It was able to make so many needy and low-income families, who could not provide their children with meat, happy.

The affected who suffered from exceptional circumstances were prioritized such as the Syrians inside Syria, the Syrian refugees in the neighboring countries, the Gaza Strip, Yemen, Somalia, etc.

El Kuwairi said, “I am mostly thankful to those who donated for this project in Qatar, and I pray Allah that He accept their good work and reward them. Most certainly, their donations were the reason behind making the needy happy and achieving social teamwork in Qatar.”

QC had already distributed more than 28,300 sacrifices during the season, which meant 500 tons of meat in 52 countries. More than 43,200 families inside Syria benefited from the project. It was implemented in Damascus and its countryside, Idlib and its countryside, Al Rastan, Al Houla and Talbiseh in the countryside of Aleppo, in the countrysides of Hama, of Lattakia, of Daraa, and Quneitra. In addition, 4,200 orphans’ families from the Gaza Strip and 120,000 Somalis benefited from the project.

Other countries in which the project was implemented:

Palestine, the Palestinian camps abroad, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Burundi, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Tanzania, Mali, Togo, Nepal, India, Chad, Central Africa, Angola, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Yemen, Bangladesh, Benin , The Gambia, Namibia, Lesotho, Sri Lanka, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Congo, South Africa, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan , Indonesia, Kosovo, Comoros Islands, Albania, the Philippines, Ghana, Bosnia, Ethiopia, and Georgia.

QC inaugurated a special campaign for pilgrimage and Eid Al Adha for this year (1436 AH). It included distributing the sacrifices inside and outside Qatar, giving people the chance to perform substitute Hajj, and distributing Eid clothing. Tens of thousands of people will benefit from this project.

The project was also implemented inside Qatar on the third and fourth days of Eid Al Adha. 2,500 sacrifices were distributed from which 12,000 people benefited, including 668 sponsored families with limited income.

Some of the Qatari volunteers helped in the distribution. In addition, QC, for the first time, offered delivery service using refrigerated cars. The sacrifices were given to the beneficiaries at their homes in Khor, Al-Shahaniya, Industrial Area (Sanaiya), and other areas inside Qatar.

This project also targeted the orphans’ and the low-income families, the indebted, the laborers, the divorced, Ramila Hospital’s inpatients, the laborers, courts, the bank, the mail, Al Qahira School, Al Cilia territory, and Abu Hamur territory and the Indian, Egyptian, Yemeni and Philippine communities.

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QC continues to fight unemployment through implementing and supporting income-generating projects, and contributing to the enhancement of food situation in the poor societies. In the Comoros, for example, QC’s office supported one of the agricultural cooperatives there.

The Cooperative is taking place in Azew in the north of Ngazidja Island. Its members include some young farmers and graduates from agricultural institutes. QC’s support was through cultivating and planting a 10-hectare field, planting fruit trees (1,000 banana trees, 6,000 sugarcanes, and 500 pineapple trees), different vegetables and potato.

The equipment was delivered to the cooperative during a ceremony held by QC in the Comoros. Several senior figures attended such as His Excellency Mr. Jaber Nasser Al Na’imi, Chargé d'affaires of Qatar Embassy in Moroni; the Commissioner of the Ministry of Agriculture in the Comoros, some local officials from the North of Ngazidja Island and Mr. Mahfouz Zmirlin, QC’s Office Director there.

In his speech, the Commissioner of the Ministry of Agriculture commended Qatar’s efforts in supporting the people of the Comoros and praised the Qatari charity organizations in general and QC in particular for its distinguished projects. QC has implemented projects to fight unemployment and poverty, to reinforce the youth in the field of agricultural cooperatives, and to enhance the food and economic statuses of the country. He also encouraged QC to implement more agricultural projects.

This project is beneficial in so many ways; it plays a role in enhancing the food situation of the people of the Comoros, it is part of the income-generating projects, it fights diseases caused by malnutrition, it helps the unemployed become more independent, it contributes to the development of the countryside and the local economy, it is expected to contribute to the increase of vegetables and fruits and to provide them in the local market thus increase the poor farmers’ income.

In the Comoros, agriculture is considered to be a conventional occupation. It depends on rainy seasons and is greatly connected to the difficult circumstances. It usually costs a lot which makes the youth give up on it as a profession and go look for a better job opportunity in another country.

In 2012, QC announced the inauguration of 430 income-generation projects through supporting poor families. QC did so through offering benevolent loans to help the people start small economic projects at a cost of 126,800 QR. Furthermore, QC supported and developed the infrastructure of the country’s institutions. At a cost of 876,849,3 QR, QC provided them with a building for official meetings in Moheli, and maintained the road connecting Wanani city with Nioumachoua (17 Km) so as to achieve social communication and encourage tourism.

In the past few years, QC equipped and repaired some of the schools and hospitals on the Comoros at a cost of more than 2,000,000 QR. The projects include 26 primary schools in Moheli which comprises 81 classrooms at a cost of around 1,500,000 QR. In addition, the projects were implemented to maintain 4 medical clinics at a cost of more than 500,000 QR.

It is worth mentioning that QC was the first humanitarian organization to open a field office in Moroni, the Capital of the Comoros, in 2010 in order to be able to supervise the humanitarian and developmental projects it is planning to implement in the coming years. 

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QC's Office Director:

3 educational and training centers from which thousands of students benefit yearly in Albania. They offer services in the fields of teaching Arabic, languages, training courses, social service and managerial development.

The establishment of Islamic Fajr Center is in progress. It offers multiple services and is considered to be one of the best mosques in Durres, second biggest city in Albania.

In 2015, QC implemented more than 70 projects at a cost of more than 14,000,000 QR in Albania. The projects covered the fields of education, culture, social care, relief, public housing, water, and economic empowerment from which thousands benefited.

Mr. Shawqi Abu Seif, QC's Office Director in Albania, pointed that the projects QC implemented in Albania were distinguished and beneficial. As part of the sanitation and water projects, 22 artesian aquifers were drilled at a cost of 310,000 QR; as for the public housing, 2 projects were implemented at a cost of 270,000 QR; the social care, 8 projects were implemented at a cost of 6,000,000 QR; education and culture, 10 projects were implemented at a cost of 6,900,000 QR; and relief, 2 projects were implemented at a cost of 280,000 QR for the flood-affected in south Albania.

Social Care Projects

At a cost of 6,000,000 QR, 8 projects were implemented and different types of activities were held for the orphans. For example, weekly gatherings and cultural competitions were organized. While 108 orphans participated in Quran competitions, 110 orphans participated in the yearly camps. Furthermore, the social care projects also included holding sports activities, trips, and weekly gatherings for the orphans' mothers.

3 Educational Centers

10 projects in the fields of education and culture were implemented at a cost of 6,900,000 QR. In 2015, the number of beneficiaries reached 1,700 students who took courses at the Qatari Center for Languages. So far, 30,000 students have benefited from the services the center offers.

As for Arabic for Non-Natives center, 100 students benefited from it in 2015. This center is considered one of QC's greatest achievements. It is the only advanced center that teaches Arabic to non-natives through experts in Albania.

 In 2015, more than 200 students benefited from the services offered by Qatar Center for Administrative Training and Social Services. The key role of the center is to improve the teachers, institutes, public and private firms in the fields which would improve their performance. They would receive courses in communication, child and persons with disability care, and training for teachers. 5 students got 100% and 2 of the center's students are ranked first across Albania. The Albanian-Qatari school was opened in 2010\2011 from which 180 students benefit.

Islamic Center

In 2015 and at a cost of 6,000,000 QR, 10 projects were implemented. The establishment of Islamic Fajr Center is in progress. It offers multiple services and is considered to be one of the best mosques in Durres, second biggest city in Albania.

QC supports the Islamic sheikhs through sponsoring 55 imams from different mosques in Albania. Furthermore, in cooperation with Hayat Association, QC sponsored 40 Islamic preachers as part of 'Weekend Schools' project from which around 800 children benefit.

Economic Empowerment Projects

Fighting poverty: 25 projects were implemented at a cost of 250,000,000 QR through improving income programs, (Hand in Hand) program. QC also supports some of the families of orphans through implementing small projects to help them cover their needs. 30 projects were implemented such as establishing a small shop, apiaries; selling clothes, cows. Such projects are very successful and so many of them are already expanding.

The Albanian for the Albanian: This project collects clothes from individuals and shops then redistributes them to the orphans and poor families. More than 10,000 people benefited from 30 tons of clothes and shoes.

Old People's home: QC helped furnish the old people's home of men in Fush – Krujë. The furnishing included bringing 100 chairs, 25 tables, a refrigerator, a TV, and a library. The ceremony through which the furniture was delivered was attended by the region's officials and 100 elderly who benefited from this project.

Seasonal Projects

Seasonal projects are considered very important in Albania. For example, the families of poor people and orphans benefited from 'Breaking Fast' project which concentrated on distributing food baskets to them. In addition, hot meals (for 7,696 beneficiaries), and Udheyya meat (for 900 families of poor people and orphans) were distributed. As for the 'Kiswa' (clothing) of Eid Al Fitr, 70 orphans benefited and of Eid Al Adha, 50 orphans benefited. Finally, 8 people benefited from the pilgrimage project which was mainly for those incapable of performing Hajj.

Relief Projects

At a cost of 280,000 QR, 2 relief projects were implemented to aid the flood-affected in south Albania. The project was implemented in 2 stages: the first stage included distributing 8.5 tons of clothes, shoes, and mattresses; the second stage included distributing 1,000 blankets for 500 families and cleaning tools, and paying school allowances on behalf o

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Qatar Charity (QC) has recently honoured outstanding students, who are under QC's sponsorship, at its educational projects in Tirana, capital city of Albania.

The ceremony was attended by Charg` d'affaires ai at the Qatari Embassy in Albania Awad Habbabi, teachers, presidents of universities, directors of charities and representatives of Arab diplomatic missions in Albania.

Awad Habbabi welcomed the audience and thanked QC for its initiatives in Albania, wishing it development and prosperity.

Qatari school's principal in his speech reviewed school activities and achievements, as well as its role in spreading knowledge in the region.

Esmeralda Ashkiho, member of Albanian parliament, commended the efforts of QC and appreciated the significant results it achieved in education area. She expressed her gratitude for the establishment of the Qatari school.

"All of us know the significant role played by QC, especially in education, and we thank QC for its support. We also thank teachers and students of the Qatari school," she added.

Outstanding students received prizes in the presence of their family members. They appreciated QC for its efforts in the education sector.

QC's office in Albania was opened in 1993. It works in three areas, including social welfare, under which more than 2500 orphans have been sponsored; education, by establishing the Qatari school which conducts classes from first grade to third secondary; and the Albanian Qatari Centre for languages and computer, which benefits more than 1,800 students with classes in English, Arabic, German, Italian, French and Spanish languages.

The centre also provides specialised courses in accounting and engineering programmes. It serves more than 400 trainees every year. It is rated as one of the best centres in Albania in terms of quality and scientific excellence.

To promoting its developmental and humanitarian role in the global areas of intervention, QC implemented 46 income-generating projects in Sudan in favor of more than 322 people during the last months of 2016.

The projects included providing trucks, grain mills and taxis "Rakshah", distributing sewing machines to housewives and implementing poultry and livestock- breeding projects. QC hopes that these projects would bring revenues to enable people to live a decent life.

More than 322 individuals benefited from these projects that amounted to a quarter of a million Qatari Riyals.  They were carried out in Khartoum State, Northern State and South Kordofan.

Mr. Hussein Kermash, the Director of QC Office in Sudan said, "The income-generating projects are important as they alleviate the suffering of the poor and low-income people under the conditions of lack of employment. In addition, they encourage these groups to be self-reliant through providing a decent work with constant income."

He assured that QC office in Sudan carried out a feasibility study to ensure the benefit of these projects. The feasibility study revealed that these projects are useful and income generating, and they will improve the living conditions of hundreds of individuals and families. Therefore, QC office in the Sudan have funded them immediately.

Mr. Kermash extended his sincere thanks to the people of Qatar and the residents in Qatar for their ongoing support and donations in favor of the different projects implemented in the Sudan.  These projects increase the individuals' productivity and integrate them into the economic life, so that they become productive people who can support the country's economic growth and sustain their families as well.

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