A Qatar Charity (QC) project has worked to provide food security as well as preserve human dignity at the same time.
"At Qatar Charity, we always strive for all human beings to have the right to live in peace and dignity by providing the necessary food security. We launched a value chain support project for the wheat crop in northwestern Syria. This project extended from 2019 to August 2022 at an estimated cost of $5mn," QC said in a statement.
The project aims to confront hunger and poverty while at the same time work to improve food security in poor countries affected by crises and natural disasters through emergency response and support for development and sustainability projects.
The first strategic objective of this project was to support life-saving activities in areas experiencing conflict and displacement by providing cooked meals and mobile kitchens, and establishing ready-to-eat food baskets in the first 10 days of removal, in addition to securing a family’s food needs and distributing free bread to families living in camps and poor areas where Qatar Charity serves 30,000 families daily, benefiting 150,000 individuals, the statement explains.
This project also supports farmers, livestock breeders and food industry professionals in the affected countries, helping them recover their productive assets and supporting them with income-generating activities.
Through this project, 10,04 wheat farmers were supported with agricultural inputs, the cost of harvesting and irrigation, where 1,004 hectares of irrigated wheat were planted, and more than 40mn kg of grain were produced in the project implementation areas in northwestern Syria.
In addition, four stations were supported to produce and improve the purity of local wheat seed varieties, where 800 tonnes of seeds were made, and three silos sites were rehabilitated for storing wheat, in addition to providing a Syrian bread production line with a production capacity of 5,000 loaves per hour.
To support and market wheat and encourage farmers to grow wheat, QC purchased wheat produced from farmers who were kept in the project. Qatar Charity bought 6,549 tonnes of wheat and milled it and produced flour and then bread that is distributed to the displaced families in the camps.
Qatar Charity distributed about 8mn bread bundles to 50 poor and displaced families who live in camps daily for six months.
"When witnessing several conflicts, a volatile climate and rising prices amid inequality, we celebrate World Food Day, corresponding to the 16th of this month, under an international slogan: leave no one behind, to ensure the provision of global food security," QC said. "Today, according to United Nations figures, millions of people around the world are unable to afford food, which exposes them to malnutrition.
"Therefore, dignity must be preserved for all. Dignity is a human right for every individual, especially in light of the suffering of millions of people living in poverty, deprivation of their dignity and lack of respect for it."
"At Qatar Charity, we always strive for all human beings to have the right to live in peace and dignity by providing the necessary food security. We launched a value chain support project for the wheat crop in northwestern Syria. This project extended from 2019 to August 2022 at an estimated cost of $5mn," QC said in a statement.
The project aims to confront hunger and poverty while at the same time work to improve food security in poor countries affected by crises and natural disasters through emergency response and support for development and sustainability projects.
The first strategic objective of this project was to support life-saving activities in areas experiencing conflict and displacement by providing cooked meals and mobile kitchens, and establishing ready-to-eat food baskets in the first 10 days of removal, in addition to securing a family’s food needs and distributing free bread to families living in camps and poor areas where Qatar Charity serves 30,000 families daily, benefiting 150,000 individuals, the statement explains.
This project also supports farmers, livestock breeders and food industry professionals in the affected countries, helping them recover their productive assets and supporting them with income-generating activities.
Through this project, 10,04 wheat farmers were supported with agricultural inputs, the cost of harvesting and irrigation, where 1,004 hectares of irrigated wheat were planted, and more than 40mn kg of grain were produced in the project implementation areas in northwestern Syria.
In addition, four stations were supported to produce and improve the purity of local wheat seed varieties, where 800 tonnes of seeds were made, and three silos sites were rehabilitated for storing wheat, in addition to providing a Syrian bread production line with a production capacity of 5,000 loaves per hour.
To support and market wheat and encourage farmers to grow wheat, QC purchased wheat produced from farmers who were kept in the project. Qatar Charity bought 6,549 tonnes of wheat and milled it and produced flour and then bread that is distributed to the displaced families in the camps.
Qatar Charity distributed about 8mn bread bundles to 50 poor and displaced families who live in camps daily for six months.
"When witnessing several conflicts, a volatile climate and rising prices amid inequality, we celebrate World Food Day, corresponding to the 16th of this month, under an international slogan: leave no one behind, to ensure the provision of global food security," QC said. "Today, according to United Nations figures, millions of people around the world are unable to afford food, which exposes them to malnutrition.
"Therefore, dignity must be preserved for all. Dignity is a human right for every individual, especially in light of the suffering of millions of people living in poverty, deprivation of their dignity and lack of respect for it."