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Qatar Charity (QC) has been named first in the world in terms of relief for Syria, Palestine and Somalia, the organisation has said in a statement. |
The announcement came in a Financial Tracking of International Relief Report of the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and refers to the organisation’s performance over the last three years.
QC projects valued at over QR185,455,000 were carried out for the benefit of around 2,128,000 displaced and refugee Syrians, including QR62.5mn on food for the benefit of around 1,353,000 Syrians, QR45mn on shelter and non-food items, QR60,562,000 on health projects and QR17.6mn in the field of education. More than half of these projects were directed inside Syria.
QC projects in Palestine amounted to around QR170,760,000, of which QR145mn went towards projects in the Gaza Strip, while in Somalia QC spent QR25,522,000 on projects that benefited around 680,000 people.
The projects focused on ensuring the most basic necessities of life in terms of food, medicine and shelter, in addition to income generation in order to provide job opportunities for the unemployed, orphan sponsorship and disaster relief.
The Financial Tracking Service (FTS) is a global database managed by OCHA, which records all contributions to international humanitarian aid, including non-government organisations and their contributions, covering bilateral and in-kind aid and private donations. FTS focuses on strategic response plans and response plans for refugees, which cover all major humanitarian crises.
FTS is managed by OCHA using data provided by donors and beneficiary organisations.
QC is characterised by a large number of international partnerships and a wide field presence made possible due to its 18 offices on three continents.
The partnerships include eight with the UN as well as a number of other international bodies, specialised organisations and charities, including 25 non-intergovernmental and three banks and development funds, as well as ministries and technical interests of its subsidiaries in the countries where it operates.
These number some 150 partners in addition to relationships with around 350 local non-government organisations.
QC works in 60 countries on three continents through its offices where present or via its partners in the countries where it does not have offices.
