Qatar Charity, in collaboration with the Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Foundation, has laid the foundation stone for Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Educational Complex in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
The project is fully funded by Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Endowment.
The ceremony was attended by prominent local figures, officials from the Ministry of Education, and representatives from Qatar Charity’s Sri Lanka office.
The new complex, to be built within Fathima Balika Maha Vidyalaya in Trincomalee, will span approximately 1,560sqm and is valued at QR 2.4mn. It will feature four main buildings housing 12 classrooms, a large hall, a library, a science laboratory, administrative and staff rooms, as well as a service building, a water well, and essential facilities — creating a safe, inspiring, and well-equipped educational space.
Zeenah al-Munawara Mohamed Naleem, zonal director of education – Kinniya Zone, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the family of Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani and Qatar Charity and emphasised that the new facilities would significantly improve the quality of education and ease the difficulties currently faced by the school.
Abdul Fareed Lareef, principal of Fathima Balika Maha Vidyalaya, echoed the sentiments, stating that the project marks “the beginning of a new chapter for education and students at this school.”
Mahmoud Abu Khalifa, director of Qatar Charity’s Sri Lanka office, emphasised that this landmark project is part of a broader educational strategy that includes building schools, science labs, and providing learning materials, alongside interventions in health, food security, housing, water, and economic empowerment—all aligned with national sustainable development plans.
