Qatar Charity builds QR2mn facility for Indonesian orphans

Qatar Charity (QC) has built a multi-service centre for orphans in Indonesia at an estimated cost of QR2mn to "benefit thousands of orphans, their families and residents of neighbouring areas", it has been announced.

The centre, named 'Al-Nahlah for Orphans', consists of a residential complex, a health centre, a vocational centre, a mosque and green spaces. It aims to provide integrated care for orphans, offer basic health services, raise health awareness and provide awareness and health guidance, in addition to sheltering and supporting poor families, QC has said in a statement.The facility includes a vocational centre with six classrooms for teaching different crafts and professions, such as car mechanics, sewing and computer operating. The cost of the project is about QR1mn.The centre includes a water well with an ablution area, green spaces and a courtyard, as well as a mosque that can accommodate 400 worshippers, benefiting orphans and the people of the neighbourhood.Currently, 150 orphans are benefiting from the centre and the new school year will start with the addition of 250 students, totaling 400 male and female orphaned students.Further, the centre has a 20-room residential complex, which provides adequate shelter for 120 orphans and their families in an area where people need assonance and proper housing. It also includes a health centre benefiting more than 2,000 people from the region. The health centre contributes to alleviating the suffering of residents of the region, especially mothers, children and the elderly. The centre also supports large hospitals in providing services, as well as helping needy people from the community.Bebin Rahmatin, director of 'Al-Nahlah for Orphans', said: "This centre was a dream for my husband and me. We started our work by providing care for five orphans. The number then rose to 50 orphaned girls and boys, necessitating the expansion of the place to accommodate the increased number of orphans, who had to sleep on the floor.”"I went to Qatar Charity’ office in Indonesia for assistance in building a classroom and a room, and was surprised by QCtarget="_blank"'>