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Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) and Qatar Charity (QC) have signed a strategic alliance to further develop their partnership and mutual co-operation in humanitarian and charity projects. |
QRC secretary-general Saleh bin Ali al-Mohannadi and QC chief executive officer Yusuf bin Ahmed al-Kuwari signed the agreement at the QRC office, according to a statement.
Through this strategic alliance, the two charities aim to achieve a set of goals that include the allocation of roles in terms of field presence and the size of projects in different countries, mutual capacity-building, maximisation of resource mobilisation opportunities, co-operation between QRC and QC in specified programmes and projects to achieve their respective goals, promotion of opportunities to influence development and humanitarian issues relevant to their scope of international and regional work, and the development of best practices in areas of common interest.
The agreement provides for the development of jointly co-ordinated annual plans, taking into account the objectives of this strategic alliance in accordance with a defined methodology. The annual joint plans will comprise a set of well-considered projects.
To ensure the effectiveness and continuity of the alliance, QRC and QC will allocate an annual amount of QR10mn evenly as self-financing for projects of joint co-operation.
Al-Mohannadi said that the strategic partnership “will have an impact on the agreed humanitarian and development aspects”.
“QRC is happy to strengthen and develop a partnership with a highly experienced humanitarian organisation such as Qatar Charity,” he added.
Al-Kuwari said: “This agreement with QRC will contribute to our joint presence, enhance opportunities for our organisations to influence development and humanitarian issues at the regional and international levels, and enable both organisations to cope with Qatar’s leading role in the humanitarian field.”
The agreement involves regular joint workshops to discuss common issues, which aim to implement initiatives, and joint projects and programmes.
