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Qatar Charity (QC), in partnership with the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), organised a high-level panel discussion titled ‘Building a Shared Vision for Humanitarian Accountability’ on the sidelines of the Second World Summit for Social Development, held in Doha from November 4-6. The session underscored the critical importance of enhancing accountability in humanitarian work. Discussions focused on resource-conscious humanitarian response, ensuring that limited aid reaches the most vulnerable through transparent, people-centred approaches that uphold dignity and address real needs. The panel also emphasised the centrality of localisation, empowering local actors and communities to lead humanitarian action, as a cornerstone for trust, relevance, and sustainability. It further explored ways to integrate development efforts into humanitarian response to support recovery and resilience, paving the way for a dignified life through principled humanitarian action. This session took place at a pivotal moment, as the Humanitarian Impact Forum prepares for its first high-level meeting in 2026, which will be co-organised by Qatar Charity and OCHA. The forum seeks to redefine, measure, and achieve impact in humanitarian response. Yousuf bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, CEO of Qatar Charity, and Joyce Msuya, assistant secretary general for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations opened the session. Al-Kuwari emphasised the urgency of the topic, stating: “We gather at a time when the humanitarian landscape is facing unprecedented challenges. Crises are growing in number and complexity, while resources and trust are under increasing strain. In such circumstances, humanitarian accountability is no longer a principle, it is a collective responsibility that gives our work meaning and integrity.”

Qatar Charity has announced the arrival of a new batch of Qatari relief aid to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, in support of the brotherly Palestinian people.In a statement, Qatar Charity said the shipment includes 2,790 shelter tents in addition to essential humanitarian supplies, provided by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Charity, and the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS).**media[379092]**The organisation explained that this batch comes as part of the ongoing aid efforts previously dispatched under the maritime bridge established by Qatar. It reflects Qatar's swift response to urgent humanitarian needs and its continued commitment to alleviating the suffering of civilians in Gaza.

Qatar Charity in co-operation with Nigeria’s Katsina State Government, has implemented a variety of income-generating projects, economically empowering 160 individuals, including women, orphans, and vulnerable groups.The initiative aims to restore dignity, create opportunities, and enable beneficiaries to achieve economic independence. The implementation of these projects coincides with the upcoming Second World Summit for Social Development, scheduled to take place in Doha from November 4 to 6. The summit aims to reaffirm global commitment to social development, address existing gaps, accelerate efforts to eradicate poverty, promote full employment and decent work, and achieve social inclusion.The income-generating projects included the distribution of 100 sewing machines, 20 passenger tricycles, 20 cargo tricycles, and 20 grinding machines, benefiting individuals from across the state.Beneficiaries were nominated by the state government and verified by Qatar Charity using a rigorous process that prioritised vulnerability, business skills, and readiness. Speaking at the ceremony, Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, described the initiative as more than material support, emphasising its role in restoring dignity and creating opportunities for vulnerable citizens. He urged beneficiaries to use the items wisely to start small businesses, generate income, support their families, and improve their livelihoods through hard work and discipline.“The empowerment items are more than material support – they are tools for transformation and steps toward economic independence,” governor Radda stated. Governor Radda acknowledged Qatar Charity Nigeria’s critical role in humanitarian work across Katsina State and Nigeria. “Your work is planting seeds of change, and we are deeply grateful,” he said, pledging to expand such initiatives to empower every orphan, widow, and vulnerable person in the state.Assem Abu al-Shaer, country director of Qatar Charity’s Nigeria office, emphasised the transformative impact of the empowerment items, noting that each piece of equipment will help beneficiaries generate income and create opportunities for others.

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.

Justin Leonard delivered an electrifying finish to open the PGA Tour Champions postseason.The 53-year-old rolled in an eagle on the par-5 18th at The Country Club of Virginia on Sunday, capping a 4-under-par 68 to win the Dominion Energy Charity Classic at 12 under. Leonard edged South Africa's Ernie Els and Thomas Bjorn of Denmark by one stroke, securing his second victory of the season to go with February's Chubb Classic win."I've been on this nice run here the last three or four months and I've had some chances to win and played some pretty good golf," Leonard said after the win. "Maybe not my best golf through it, but today was really special on a really special golf course."Leonard's closing heroics flipped a leaderboard long controlled by Els. The Hall of Famer began the day in front and was still tied for the lead late before a bogey at the par-4 17th dropped him to 11 under. Needing birdie on 18 to force a playoff, Els' putt stayed on the high side of the cup, leaving Leonard's eagle as the tournament winner. Els signed for an even-par 72 and Bjorn matched Leonard's 4-under 68 to share runner-up honors."I feel for Ernie," Leonard said. "Golly, he's played so good. It feels like he could have won 12 tournaments this year. Fortunately, today was just my day."After going bogey-free in each of the first two rounds, Els had three bogeys and three birdies in Sunday's final round. He said that he found the wind difficult, admitting it played a big part in his finish to the round."Yeah, I played good. It was very tough conditions today," Els said. "Got totally screwed on 17 and 18, that was the breaks I got. Hey, listen, we played good and came up short again, so disappointing. Got to keep going."The win vaults Leonard up eight spots to ninth in the Charles Schwab Cup standings as the three-event playoffs move to the Simmons Bank Championship in Little Rock, Ark. Only the top 54 in the standings advanced on Sunday. Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain and Stewart Cink remain in the top two spots in the standings, while Els jumped up a spot to third with his performance.Scott Parel snuck in with a tie for 21st place, bumping David Bransdon out of the postseason. After next week, the field will be trimmed again, down to 36, for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix.

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.