Some of the beneficiaries of Qatar Charity projects.
Qatar Charity has implemented projects worth QR28.1mn for the Republic of Sudan in 2014. The projects benefitted 152,000 persons in ten states, covering areas such as health, relief, water, education, orphanages, shelter and support for women and children.
About QR10mn was spent on support for women and the family, with the number of sponsored children rising by 27% to 3481, 2,980 of whom are orphans, as well as 153 poor families, 38 people with disabilities, 207 students and 103 teachers.
A variety of activities are carried out for the benefit of the sponsored orphans, benefiting more than 3,000 orphans. They have taken part in recreational trips and health days, in addition to the global orphan event which was attended by more than 1,000 orphans, under the supervision of the Qatars ambassador in Sudan and officials from the Ministry of Social Welfare.
Qatar Charity is also building nine homes at a total cost of QR303,000, within the framework of supporting poor families.
A total of QR1.1mn was spent on seasonal projects which benefited 71,686 people, including orphans, needy families, people with disabilities and students. These projects have covered several regions of Sudan, and included breakfasts for those fasting, benefitting around 52,892 beneficiaries at a cost of QR677,000, Zakat al-Fitr, for the benefit of 629 people at a cost of QR90,000, sacrificial animals at a cost of QR304,000.
Qatar Charity has also intervened in the field of relief, contributing effectively to the flood disaster efforts after the recent rains that flooded the River Nile State.
In addition, Qatar Charity completed the reconstruction to areas affected by floods that hit Khartoum in 2013, building 21 classrooms and 40 toilets, benefitting over 2,000 students. The total budget for these programmes exceeded QR1.1mn.
In the area of income-generating projects, Qatar Charity has implemented 227 projects at a total cost of QR773,000, benefitting 1,589 Sudanese, through interest free loans, in partnership with experienced and efficient local organisations.
In the field of health, Qatar Charity spent more than QR1.3mn, that helped over 24,600, and consisted of the construction of three health centres and the organization of a polio vaccination campaign in cooperation with the Arab League.
Qatar Charity also arranged the drilling of nine water wells with a further seven currently being implemented, in addition to the distribution of 16 water coolers to hospitals. A total of QR842,055 was spent on water projects, benefiting 8,000 people.
Qatar Charity has also implemented projects in the field of education, including projects in mosques and memorisation centres, with a further 19 projects under construction. A project for the distribution of school bags was implemented in the state of North Darfur, benefitting more than 1,000 students. More than QR2.7mn was spent on education projects that benefited some 7,200 people.
Qatar Charity’s initiative for the development of Darfur has included a service complex, completed in 2014 and consisting of two schools of basic and secondary education, in addition to a health centre, 15 staff homes, a mosque, a police station, a water point and athletic fields.
As part of the Darfur initiative, Qatar Charity has also carried out a number of social harmony projects, as well as economic empowerment, the construction of 30 housing units, part of a social housing project, at a total cost of QR9.3mn, benefiting 10,000 people.
