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Qatar Charity has announced allocation of an additional $16mn to expand humanitarian interventions in the Gaza Strip.This came in the speech delivered by Qatar Charity’s CEO Yousef bin Ahmed al-Kuwari on the margins of the high-level event Qatar held in Cairo, highlighting joint Qatari-Egyptian efforts to support the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, as part of the ongoing humanitarian partnerships between the two countries. Al-Kuwari emphasised that this support is intended to expand emergency assistance operations across Gaza, covering essential sectors such as food, water, healthcare, and shelter for civilians affected by the ongoing conflict. He added that this additional allocation raises Qatar Charity’s total contribution to Gaza to USD142mn, stressing Qatar Charity’s steadfast commitment to supporting the Palestinian people in Gaza and enhancing urgent humanitarian responses to meet the basic needs of affected families.Qatar Charity reaffirmed its commitment to close co-operation with the relevant authorities in Egypt, UN agencies, and partner organisations to expedite logistics, monitor distribution, and ensure effective delivery of aid, al-Kuwari pointed out.Al-Kuwari stated: “Our continued dedication to delivering lifesaving assistance has enabled us, over the past week, to transport more than 16,694 tents to Gaza via the land bridge between Doha and Al Arish.

Qatar Charity (QC) has launched a month-long humanitarian initiative in Bangladesh dedicated to performing eye surgeries, restoring vision, and expanding access to quality eye care for underprivileged communities across the country. The programme is part of QC’s Ibsar (eyesight) initiative focused on combating preventable blindness through medical camps, free eye checkups, surgeries, medication, and eyeglasses. The initiative is being implemented at the Lions Eye Institute and Hospital in Agargaon, Dhaka, and will run across Dhaka, Rangpur, Khulna, and Cox’s Bazar. Under this programme, free eye check-ups, cataract surgeries, and treatment services will be provided to nearly 2,000 disadvantaged patients, many of whom have been struggling with preventable vision loss for years. The inaugural event was attended by Md Daud Mia, director general of the NGO Affairs Bureau and additional secretary to the chief advisor’s office. He commended QC for its long-standing contribution to humanitarian development in Bangladesh, calling the initiative “a meaningful step towards sustainable eye health in underserved areas.” Speaking at the ceremony, Zakarya Ali al-Motair, country director of QC’s Bangladesh branch, said: “Through this initiative, Qatar Charity aims to provide free eye check-ups, cataract surgeries, and vision care for thousands of people in need across Bangladesh. Together, we hope to bring light back into their lives and restore their ability to see, work, and live with dignity. Restoring sight means restoring hope, restoring life, and restoring dignity.” The launch of the programme highlighted QC’s nearly three decades of humanitarian presence in Bangladesh, with ongoing efforts in health, education, water, sanitation and social welfare.

Qatar Charity (QC) has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting a culture of collaboration and effective partnership within the humanitarian sector, while fostering mutual accountability in advancing the localisation of humanitarian work.In his remarks made during the “2025 Grand Bargain Annual Meeting” in Geneva, Elmansour Veten, the executive director of the QC’s “Maein” Initiative, highlighted the organisation’s transition from theoretical principles to practical implementation in localising humanitarian action.He stated that the QC adopted a policy to allocate 30% of its direct funding to local civil society organisations in countries where it operates, already achieving a 21% allocation in 2024.He noted that the “Maein” initiative serves as an advanced model for developing the institutional capacities of local organisations.Veten noted that through innovative assessment tools and strategic partnerships, the initiative ensures that global humanitarian standards are effectively aligned with local realities, transforming compliance into genuine empowerment.He called for greater efforts to localise humanitarian work by investing in building the institutional capacities of local organisations and removing barriers that hinder their access to funding and international partnerships.During the meeting, the QC announced a strategic collaboration between the “Maein” initiative and the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) Alliance to enhance localisation and accountability in humanitarian and development work by integrating capacity-building tools with globally recognised assurance mechanisms.The collaboration seeks to make international standards more accessible to local actors, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected contexts.The QC’s participation in the “2025 Grand Bargain Annual Meeting” is part of its ongoing efforts to uphold the initiative’s commitments and enhance the effectiveness of humanitarian action.The organisation actively contributed to open discussions on the future of the grand bargain beyond 2026, shared its experience in translating principles into measurable, practical initiatives, and called for greater international cooperation to build a more effective and equitable humanitarian system.The QC also advocated for making the localisation of humanitarian work a tangible and measurable reality by 2026 and beyond.

Qatar Charity has built 256 fully equipped mosques across Bangladesh between July 2024 and July 2025. The initiative provided safe spaces for worship, restoring a sense of peace and spiritual comfort to more than 51,200 worshippers in rural and semi-urban areas, and enabling them to perform their religious duties in a faith-filled environment. Qatar Charity said in a statement yesterday that the construction of these mosques comes in response to an urgent need in the targeted areas, where many worshippers had long prayed in structures made of tin or mud — lacking basic safety and comfort. During the rainy season, water flooded the floors, while in summer, the absence of fans made congregational prayers extremely difficult. Over the past five years, Qatar Charity has built more than 600 mosques across Bangladesh, providing a safe, dignified, and welcoming environment for over 150,000 worshippers to pray.

Qatar Charity (QC) has launched an emergency relief intervention to aid thousands of affected families, powered by the generosity of donors in Qatar, and in swift response to the catastrophic floods that struck several Sudanese states.QC said Saturday that the initiative aims to deliver essential supplies and support to communities already burdened by the ongoing conflict. The response comes at a critical time, with the autumn season approaching and heightened risks of disease outbreaks. Qatar Charity plans to deliver emergency assistance to over 100,000 of Sudan’s most vulnerable flood victims across four states: Khartoum, White Nile, Al Jazirah, and River Nile. Water levels in the Nile, Blue Nile, and White Nile have risen to unprecedented heights, devastating homes and farmland and leaving thousands displaced and in urgent need of shelter and aid.Qatar Charity’s field teams in Sudan have begun assessing urgent needs in food, shelter, and health, with a focus on vulnerable groups, women, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, to help them recover from the initial shock and rebuild their lives.

Qatar Charity (QC) has provided educational supplies in Chad and Jordan, as part of its continued efforts to support education and provide learning opportunities for underprivileged children.The initiatives, backed by generous donors, coincide with the start of the new academic year and fall under the umbrella of the organisation’s ongoing ‘Education 2025’ campaign.In N’Djamena, QC distributed 1,000 desks and chairs to 10 educational institutions. The handover ceremony was attended by Loul Ali Choua, secretary general of the Ministry of Education and Civic Promotion, along with representatives of the beneficiary institutions.Choua praised the initiative, calling it “a generous contribution that reflects strong co-operation in supporting education, which is the foundation of development and the backbone of societal progress.” He called for a strategic partnership agreement with Qatar Charity to expand educational efforts nationwide.The project responds to the severe shortage of school furniture in Chad, where over 40% of primary schools lack desks and chairs, forcing students to sit on the ground or share seats.In Jordan, QC launched the first phase of a school bag distribution initiative, benefiting 120 female students in Jerash Governorate, who excel in memorising parts of the Holy Qur’an. The bags include essential supplies and stationery. A second phase is expected to distribute 500 more bags across other regions.Saleh bin Mohammed al-Marri, the general supervisor of Qatar Charity’s office in Jordan, said the initiative is part of ongoing efforts to support education. Since 2016, the office has implemented over 187 educational projects, including scholarships, school renovations, and supply distribution.QC urges donors to continue supporting the ‘Education 2025’ campaign, which aims to provide school bags, meals, supplies, school rehabilitation, and scholarships for thousands of children worldwide. Contributions can be made via QC’s website, app, home collection service, contact centre (44290000), or through its branches and collectors.

With the generous support of donors in Qatar, Qatar Charity (QC) continues its humanitarian interventions, development projects and social care services in 2025 across over 70 countries — especially in crisis and disaster-affected regions and among the most vulnerable communities. So far, according to an official statement from QC, over 5,332,000 people have benefited from 10,164 projects and interventions, with total spending exceeding QR410mn.In the humanitarian field, QC focused its humanitarian efforts on responding to crises and disasters, particularly in Gaza, Sudan and Syria. Nearly 100 humanitarian projects and interventions reached more than 1,623,000 people, with spending surpassing QR145mn. These efforts included comprehensive relief, shelter, education, health, non-food supplies, social cohesion, livelihoods and water and sanitation projects. Gaza received the largest share, with over 1mn beneficiaries while hundreds of thousands in Sudan and Syria benefited from the interventions that improved their living, health and educational conditions.On the development front, QC continued to implement impactful projects, with 10,064 completed or ongoing initiatives expected to benefit 3.7mn people, at a total cost of nearly QR265mn. These projects span food security, education and culture, economic empowerment, social care, health, social housing, water and sanitation and multi-service centres. This year’s notable projects include the rehabilitation and restoration of homes and villages in Syria and the Maryam bint Jassim Bin Ali Al Thani Mosque in Morocco among others.Through its ‘Rofaqa’ initiative, QC sponsored more than 225,300 individuals, including orphans, people with special needs, needy families, students and teachers. QC operates through an extensive network of field offices and local and international partners. It recently opened a new office in Lebanon, bringing the total number to 34 offices worldwide.The organisation has also strengthened its relationships with UN agencies and international organisations through more than 100 co-operation and partnership agreements. These partnerships have enabled QC to implement projects funded by UN agencies and other donors with its field offices meeting the operational standards required to receive such funding.“QC its sincere gratitude to its generous donors and supporters, whose ongoing contributions have enabled the organisation to reach millions of displaced people and refugees affected by conflict and disaster and to provide relief to those most in need,” the statement said.

Qatar Charity (QC), with the support of donors in Qatar, has successfully completed or is currently implementing 883 educational projects in underserved regions during 2025, it was announced on Tuesday.These initiatives are expected to benefit approximately 167,000 individuals. Additionally, around 11,000 people have already benefited from educational interventions carried out in crisis-affected areas.QC launched the 'Education 2025' initiative to tackle school dropouts and support quality education for children, aiming to expand projects and provide supplies to students in need with the help of donors.QC is building a model primary school in Tunisia on a 1,567sqm plot, with facilities to serve over 500 students. In July, QC laid the foundation stone for a new school building in the Kalutara district of Sri Lanka, aiming to serve approximately 2,000 male and female students at Muslim Central College in the district. The project includes the construction of a three-storey building over an area of 9,000sft.In Gaza, QC launched a project to support children affected by conflict. It set up temporary classrooms in shelters, distributed 4,500 school bags along with supplies, 60 whiteboards, and supported 60 volunteer teachers, in addition to providing educational materials and games.In Syria, QC supported a school in rural Idlib — damaged by the Turkiye-Syria earthquake — by providing school supplies for 1,074 students and covering salaries for 54 staff members for a full academic year.QC urges continued support for its “Education 2025” initiative to help transform education for vulnerable communities worldwide. Benefactors can contribute to the initiative through the link: https://www.qcharity.org/en/qa/campaign?campaignId=788&UTMMId=0.

The representative of Qatar Charity (QC) in Afghanistan carried out a field visit to Kuner province, in co-ordination with a rescue team from Qatar, to assess the humanitarian impact caused by the ongoing landslides and aftershocks following the powerful earthquake that struck the southeastern part of the country.The disaster has resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries and has left hundreds of thousands displaced.“We witnessed overwhelming destruction and immense human suffering,” Mumin Shah, the QC representative in Afghanistan, stated: “Entire villages were cut off due to landslides and aftershocks, with significant casualties. We observed continuous tremors and landslides during our visits.”“From both air and ground, we saw widespread devastation, collapsed homes, and displaced communities,” he continued. “Families sat beside the rubble of their homes in mourning, while survivors struggled to cope with severe shortages of food, water, and medical care.”“We observed families taking their children in hands towards the settled area for seeking shelter and protection,” Shah added.In light of the scale of the crisis, the QC is currently preparing to launch emergency relief efforts expected to include emergency medical care, safe drinking water, temporary shelters, and food baskets, along with sanitation facilities in declared camps.According to the latest official reports, the death toll has risen to 2,205, while the number of injured has exceeded 3,700, following the 6.0-magnitude earthquake.The disaster has caused extensive damage to thousands of homes, particularly in Kuner province and surrounding areas, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in what is considered one of the most devastating natural disasters the country has witnessed in recent years.

Qatar Charity (QC) was honoured in a ceremony accompanying the ministerial meetings of the ministers and heads of Civil Service, Labour, and Social Affairs Agencies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which took place in Kuwait. The honourary shield was received by QC CEO Yousuf bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, in the presence of several high-level dignitaries, including Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Shaikh Fahad Yusuf Saud al-Sabah, and GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. Present also in the event were Qatar's Minister of Labour HE Dr Ali bin Samikh al-Marri, HE the Minister of Social Development and Family Buthaina bint Ali al-Nuaimi, and HE the President of the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau Abdulaziz bin Nasser al-Khalifa, along with other guests. QC was recognised as one of Qatar’s leading civil society organisations in the social and humanitarian sectors. The honour highlights its outstanding efforts in the fields of charitable and social work, as well as its tangible positive impact both locally and internationally. The honour also underscores QC's deep-rooted commitment to fulfilling its humanitarian responsibilities and achieving the goals of sustainable development. QC was also honoured in May with the GCC Housing Award for the 2024–2025 cycle, in the category of private sector and charitable organisations, during the 23rd GCC Housing Ministers Meeting in Kuwait.

Qatar Charity (QC) and Misr El Kheir Foundation (MEK) have renewed their framework agreement originally signed in 2024. This partnership aims to continue and expand joint humanitarian and development projects in the Arab Republic of Egypt.The renewed agreement was signed by Chief Global Operations Officer at QC Nawaf Abdulla Al Hammadi and CEO of Misr El Kheir Foundation Dr. Mohamed Refay.During the signing ceremony, Al Hammadi expressed his happiness about renewing the partnership with Misr El Kheir Foundation, one of Egypt's largest charitable organizations.He stated, "Our partnership has been strategic and fruitful, covering multiple sectors both within Egypt and beyond." For his part, Dr. Refay highlighted the importance of the agreement, saying, "We are delighted to renew this framework agreement with Qatar Charity, continuing our joint efforts in relief and development." The renewal comes after the previous agreement yielded tangible results during its first year of implementation, significantly improving the living conditions of thousands of beneficiaries in Egypt.This agreement aims to fund joint humanitarian and development projects over the next two years, building on the effective collaboration between the two organizations and reaffirming their shared commitment to serving the most vulnerable communities and achieving sustainable development.

Qatar Charity (QC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health to construct a modern 400-bed hospital for women and children in Kandahar, funded by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD). The MoU was signed during an official ceremony held at the Ministry's headquarters, in the presence of HE Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan, Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, and Acting Charge d'Affaires at the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Kabul, Mirdef bin Ali Al Qashouti, in addition to distinguished representatives from the World Health Organisation (WHO). On the Qatari side, the MoU was signed by Director of QC's office in Afghanistan, Munim Shah, while Deputy Minister of Afghan Public Health, Dr. Muhammad Hassan Ghayasi signed the MoU on the Afghan side. Through this MoU, Qatar Charity aims to establish a fully equipped specialized hospital with a capacity of 400 beds, dedicated to providing healthcare services for mothers and children, as well as internal medicine.