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Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) will initiate 12 social projects within the country at a total cost of QR8.77mn to serve as many as 111,000 people during the holy month of Ramadan.
Some of these projects will be completed within Ramadan and others by the end of the year. The Ramadan-specific projects include Iftar meals at a cost of QR1.35mn to feed 2,800 people every day (84,000 people throughout the month), Ramadan provisions for 320 families at a cost of QR320,000, Zakat al-Fitr for 900 families at a cost of QR495,000 and Eid clothing for 550 families at a cost of QR660,000.
In addition, QRC will implement its annual Ramadan medical programme in which public awareness lectures are conducted on various issues, including guidelines about nutrition, sun exposure and healthy practices.
The programme involves offering free medical examinations for visitors of mosques across the country. This year’s medical programme has a budget of QR100,000.
The overall value of the post-Ramadan activities is estimated at QR5.85mn. They include food and financial assistance for 400 poor families at a cost of QR3mn, as well as the Patient Support Fund which covers treatment costs for 100 poor people and provides medical equipment for 50 others at a total amount of QR2.5mn. Anyone can donate QR100 to the fund by sending SMS with “ر” or “R” to 92769.
The child-oriented programmes include school vouchers at a value of QR200,000 for 1,400 poor students, the “Top” programme for sponsoring 45 outstanding students at a cost of QR55,000, the “Recite and Ascend” Qur’an memorisation programme for 50 students at a cost of QR55,000, and the “This is My Wish” programme to fulfil the wishes of 30 sick children at a cost of QR38,500 to enhance their morale and help them respond to treatment.
One week ago, QRC distributed Ramadan aid to 250 most needy families under the slogan “Comfort for Them”, with a finance of QR400,000 from the Social and Sports Activities Fund.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs reviewed and selected the beneficiaries from among the Social Security-recipient families, to help them pay for their cost of living and feel satisfied during the fasting season.
QRC’s Ramadan campaign, launched this year under the slogan “Your Donation Is Their Lifeline”, is an annual tradition observed by QRC for several years now.
