Qatar Charity has implemented 5,260 projects valued at QR105mn in Indonesia.
The news was announced by Faisal al-Fahaida, executive director of operations at QC, during a visit to Indonesia. During his visit he met Indonesian vice president of the Shura Council, Hidayat Nur Wahid, and dean of the Faculty of Sharia, Shaafa’is University, Ahmed al-Shatri.
Al-Fahaida spoke with the deputy chairman of the Shura Council regarding priorities for action and co-operation between QC and Indonesia in the coming period.
Wahid spoke about the Indonesian Shura Council’s experience in contributing to the alleviation of the difficult circumstances of the people through special committees formed to help most needy groups.
Al-Fahaida reviewed QC’s work in Indonesia which involved 5,260 projects with a total value of QR105mn, noting that QC will continue its development projects in Indonesia, with plans to implement projects valued at over $10mn in the next three years.
He revealed that QC now sponsors 2,500 orphans, students and people with disabilities, also pointing out that QC operates via 17 offices around the world and has projects in more than 50 countries.
Al-Shatri also spoke about the challenges facing charitable work and development in Indonesia, agreeing on the importance of co-ordination between those working in the field in order to identify the appropriate beneficiaries and support them so that they can go on to become active members of the community.
QC recently opened a major centre of learning in Indonesia, which it built and equipped at a total cost of QR2.196mn. The centre was inaugurated in the presence of members of the Indonesian government, a representative of the embassy of Qatar in Indonesia and a QC delegation led by Rashid Bin-Marri, QC deputy executive director for international development Mohammed al-Bader.
QC continues to implement income-generating projects for the benefit of poor families in Indonesia. The projects have included ownership of sewing machines, dairy cows and motorcycles to transport goods, benefitting 12,000 households.


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