Qatar Charity carries out key socio-economic projects in South Darfur

Qatar Charity (QC) is implementing a number of economic empowerment and social harmony projects in the state of South Darfur at an estimated QR7.3mn.The initiative complements QC’s ongoing efforts within Sudan, helping promote stability through development and reconstruction. It is part of a package of development programmes in the Bulbul Tembisko area of South Darfur and Rongtas region in the state of Central Darfur, with a total budget of QR 27.594mn.The project, launched in the presence of local officials, aims to improve the standard of living and stability of the population in order to facilitate the voluntary return of the displaced to villages in Bulbul with a total budget of over QR3,650,000.One-hundred-and-fifty poor families will benefit from the first stage of the project - amounting to around 800 people, which involves income-generating initiatives that include providing people with 20 carts (cart plus horse), 250 goats and 45 cows - a cow per family.QC’s projects in the states of South and Central Darfur aim to strengthen the local communities and have included a three-day project, “Building the capacity of civil leaders, women and young people”, with the participation of 50 people from different age groups in the region and under the supervision of a specialised organization. The session was concluded with the distribution of certificates to the participants, who expressed their sincere gratitude to QC.Qatar Charity also holds monthly football events in Bulbul, involving 10 teams from different regions, providing the players with the necessary clothing and equipment. The event was highly appreciated by all the participants, particularly young people, who requested a repeat of such activities to include other types of sports and extended to include larger numbers of students and pupils.QC distributed food aid and shelter-related items among 20,000 people affected by the floods in Sudan following heavy rains that led to the destruction of many homes and public facilities and services across the country, and, in co-operation with Organisation of the Islamic Da’wah, a number of other projects were implemented - including mobile clinics that benefited around 56,000 people affected by the floods.