Qatar Foundation for Social Work (QFSW) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Qatari Lawyers Association (QLA), under which the QLA nominates a number of volunteer lawyers to raise and initiate lawsuits of all kinds and grades for some of the target groups of the centres affiliated with the QFSW.
On the sidelines of the MoU signing, the Family Consulting Center (Wifaq) and Protection and Social Rehabilitation Centre (AMAN) signed, as well, a co-operation protocol with the QLA. The MoU promotes co-operation between QFSW and the QLA in the exchange of data, information or reports for target groups whose reports, complaints or cases are considered by the security and judicial authorities concerned, as well as co-operation between the two sides in the area of assistance to those in target groups with limited means. And also in raising the legal awareness of families and the community about the rights of the target groups. 
QFSW’s CEO Amal Abdullatif al-Mannai and QLA’s deputy head Abdullah Taher signed the MoU. Al-Mannai said that the QFSW was keen to extend the legal protection umbrella to all the target groups of the QFSW and its centres, noting that the international conventions ratified by the State of Qatar emphasises the protection and legal empowerment of both the child, women, persons with disabilities, the elderly and the family as a whole, adding that the signing of the MoU is of particular importance in terms of assisting the target groups. 
Al-Mannai added that the QFSW and its centres, based on its social, professional and ethical responsibility, seek to create a comprehensive integrated services culture whether provided directly through the centres, or through partnerships between the QFSW and the competent authorities in medical, legal or social sector. Taher stated that the QLA was keen to reach out to all members of society, pointing out that the signing of the MoU as well as the co-operation protocols with (AMAN) and (Wifaq) affirm the complementary and participatory relationship between the QLA and various institutions to support its mission. 
Taher added that under the MoU, legal support will be provided to the target groups of the QFSW and its centres, and data and information on family issues considered by the judicial authorities will be shared, thereby helping the individuals involved in these cases to obtain their rights.