The Kyrgyz Republic has honoured Qatar Charity (QC) in appreciation of its efforts to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, limit its economic and social impacts, and contribute to alleviating the suffering of those affected by the pandemic.
Qatar Charity received the honour during a meeting held by Balbak Tulobaev, mayor of Bishkek city, which was attended by the representatives of many international organisations.
QC received a certificate of thanks and appreciation from the Kyrgyz government and people for the generous donors in Qatar, who have extended support amid the continued pandemic.
The mayor praised Qatar Charity's efforts to support the Kyrgyz Republic in fighting the pandemic. He thanked Qatar donors for the aid and expressed pride in the deep relations between the two countries.
Despite the challenges witnessed last year due to Covid-19, QC managed to implement 221 development and relief projects that have benefited more than 73,000 people, while 380 projects are being implemented for 315,000 expected beneficiaries, according to a press statement. The total cost of all these projects is estimated at nearly QR48mn.
These projects cover education, social care, health, water and sanitation, building mosques and homes for the poor, and distributing wheelchairs to people with special needs, in addition to implementing income-generating projects and delivering aid to prevent the coronavirus.
QC has also implemented many qualitative projects, including a model village for orphans, which has 30 housing units, a school, a kindergarten, a mosque, a restaurant and a sewing workshop for widows. It has inaugurated a multi-service centre in the Chuy region of Kyrgyzstan, in addition to starting the implementation of seven schools, 17 social housing units, 41 mosques and a Qur'an memorisation centre.
With regard to water projects, Qatar Charity has started implementing 185 well projects worth QR5.6mn, of which 37 have been completed, in addition to implementing four water network projects out of eight projects to be implemented.
The number of those sponsored by QC, which was nearly 3,200 at the beginning of last year, reached 6,921 by the end of the year.
Qatar Charity has implemented about 106 health projects, including 37 health centres, a hospital in the capital, Bishkek, and family medicine centres in all governorates, especially in remote villages, in addition to heart valve surgeries for 81 children and 41 cochlear implants.