QRCS sponsors widows, schoolchildren in 6 countries

Under its development strategy in underdeveloped countries, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) pays special attention to the socioeconomic empowerment of vulnerable people, such as widows, orphans, people with disabilities, and school/university students.Towards the goals of reducing poverty and pursuing sustainable development, QRCS has said it seeks to help displaced and refugee families/individuals to help themselves and attain self-dependence, instead of passively waiting for assistance.Apart from starting productive enterprises and creating jobs, QRCS’s economic empowerment interventions involve supporting education and sponsoring families with orphans and widows for certain periods, until they can change their own conditions from poverty to self-sufficiency, a press statement notes.During 2023, QRCS plans to implement six education and sponsorship projects in Afghanistan, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Somalia and Gaza for the benefit of 17,058 people, at a total cost of QR6,270,070.

• Education projects

1. Support of 10 Arabic-teaching centres in Afghanistan, by providing textbooks, curricula and incentives, for the benefit of 500 people, at an average cost of QR40,800 per centre, or QR 408,000 in total.2. Support of 1,300 students from Syrian refugees and poor people in Jordan, by providing 1,300 kits of school bags and uniforms, at an average cost of QR 280 per kit, or QR364,000 in total.3. Support of 3,250 students from Syrian refugees and poor people in Lebanon, by providing 3,250 school bags with stationery, at an average cost of QR115 per kit, or QR373,750 in total.4. Sponsorship of eight medical students in different specialisations for three years, at an average cost of QR228,040 per student, or QR1,824,320 in total.

• Sponsorships

1. Sponsorship of 300 families with orphans and widows, totaling 1,500 beneficiaries, by securing the costs of food, education, housing and clothing for six months, at an average cost of QR8,500 per family, or QR2,550,000 in total.2. Sponsorship of 1,500 families, or 10,500 orphans and poor people, at an average cost of QR500 per family, or QR750,000 in total.To help QRCS sponsor more students, widows, orphans and persons with disabilities, donors are invited to visit the website (www.qrcs.org.qa) or mobile application (QRCS), call the donor service (66666364) or home donation collection (33998898), or send an SMS with "Educate” or "Sponsor” to the following numbers: 92552 (QR250), 92869 (QR350), 92092 (QR500), 92556 (QR750), and 92246 (QR1,000).They can also make a bank transfer to the following bank accounts: QNB (QA21QNBA000000000850020196062), QIB (QA51QISB000000000110575190014), QIIB (QA66QIIB000010026100001002610) and Masraf Al Rayan (QA18MAFR000000000011199980003).