Qatar Charity's QR37m Ramadan campaign to benefit 30 countries

Qatar Charity (QC) launched its Ramadan campaign this year under the slogan "Secret to Happiness", which includes major projects in Qatar and 29 other countries around the world at a cost of QR 37 million.

The campaign includes mainly Iftar for the fasting people, Eid clothing and Zakat Al Fitr along with social programs, mass media advocacy and awareness projects within Qatar.

CEO of QC Yousef Ahmed Al Kuwari said that QC has facilitated the donation through the development of its website services and applications for Ramadan and Zakat, expansion of its branches and collection points within Qatar.

Al Kuwari added explained that the denotation is available through QC's Ramadan charity campaign #Secret_to_Happiness in the most important humanitarian and developmental fields, in terms of health projects, educational projects, wells and water projects, construction of poor houses and other projects.

The estimated cost of Ramadan projects outside the State of Qatar is about QR 21 million, targeting more than 1.3 million people around the world, especially in crisis countries, while the estimated cost of these projects within the State of Qatar about QR 16 million, and aims to reach 630,000 people.

The most important external projects include Iftar for the fasting people, Ramadan baskets, Zakat Al Fitr, and Eid clothing, while the internal projects are Iftar and various social projects that include the farms' workers, the low-income families, orphans and others that need support.

“QC will set up a total of 31 Iftar tents at a cost of more than QR7.5m across Qatar which will serve ready meals to fasting people,” said Faisal Rashid Al Faheeda, Executive Director, Executive Management of Operations of QC, at a press conference held at its headquarters yesterday, The Peninsula reported.   

Meanwhile Al Kuwari, urged Muslims to seize this opportunity to extend a helping hand to support those in need.

“The most significant Iftar meals projects in Qatar is Iftar tents for fasting people. A total of 31 Iftar tents will be set up at a cost of more than QR7.5m across Qatar which will serve ready meals to fasting people,” said Ali Ibrahim Al Ghareeb, Executive Director of  Local Operations Department of Qatar Charity.

He said that the beneficiary areas for Iftar tents are 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. A total of 225,000 people, mostly workers, are expected to benefit from these tents.

“Another Iftar project is meals for single workers at Al Ghuwariyah, Simaisma, Al Khor, Al Khuraib, Al Shahaniya, Abu Nakhlah, Al Wakra. Th project will cost QR548,000 and benefit 18,000 people in a month,” said Al Ghareeb.

He added that under “From Home to Home” project, Qatari families will prepare and serve Iftar meals to low-income families with the aim to meet some of their needs adding that the project will cost QR 255,000 – benefiting 200 people per day.

The project “Iftar Meals for Industrial Area Workers” will distribute Iftar meals to workers through special vehicles at the various locations of the Industrial Area, which will change daily to cover the largest number of workers during the month adding that the project will cost QR265,000 –  benefiting 400 people per day.

According to Al Ghareeb, Ramadan supply project will provide parcels containing essential foodstuffs for the month of Ramadan, which will be distributed among low-income families via coupons gifted by Qatar Charity at the beginning of the holy month adding that the project will cost about QR1.4mn - benefiting 2000 families.

“The project of Mobile Iftar involves distribution of light meals prepared by Qatari productive families to motorists who were not able to reach their homes for Iftar at a cost of QR 382,000 - benefiting (500 people per day) 15,000 people in a month,” said Al Ghareeb.

“Qatar Charity (QC) is implementing its Ramadan projects for this year in 29 countries out of Qatar to benefit 1.3mn people with the focus on crisis and disaster areas, in addition to the poor and the needy,” said Mohammed Al kaabi, Director of Relief Department.

He said that the campaign implements three main projects including Iftar Project for a fasting person is divided into two main categories: Iftar tents for a fasting person and Ramadan baskets, which are implemented at a cost of more than QR15m to benefit one million people.

“Ramadan tents will serve Iftar meals to targeted people throughout Ramadan at a cost of more than QR10mn, benefiting about 820,000 fasting persons,” said Ahmed Saleh Al Ali, Director of the Information Department,” Mohammed Al Kaabi.

He said that Ramadan Baskets will provide parcels containing essential foodstuffs for the month of Ramadan, which are distributed to poor families at a cost of more than QR5m benefiting 156,000 people.

Source: Qatar News Agency.