(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Qatar Charity (QC) implemented QR28.1m worth of projects, which benefited 152,000 citizens in ten states in Sudan last year. Approximately QR10m was spent on support for women and family, with the number of sponsored children rising by 27 percent to 3,481; 2,980 of whom are orphans, as well as 153 poor families, 38 people with disabilities, 207 students and 103 teachers.
More than 3000 orphans have taken part in recreational trips and health days, in addition to the global orphan event which was attended by more than 1000 orphans, under the supervision of the Ambassador of Qatar in Sudan and officials from the Ministry of Social Welfare. Qatar Charity is also building nine homes for poor families at a total cost of QR303,000.
A total of QR1.1m was spent on seasonal projects which benefited 71,686 people, including orphans, needy families, people with disabilities and students. These projects have covered several regions of Sudan, and included breakfasts for fasters, benefitting around 52,892 people at a cost of QR677,000; Zakat al-Fitr, for the benefit of 629 people at a cost of QR90,000; sacrificial animals at a cost of QR304,000, with the purchase of 519 sacrifices distributed to 18,165 people. Qatar Charity has also contributed to recent flood disaster relief efforts in the River Nile State. This included the distribution of food and shelter materials, which benefited around 23,000 people.
Qatar Charity completed the reconstruction to areas affected by floods that hit Khartoum in 2013, building 21 classrooms and 40 toilets, benefitting over 2,000 students. The total budget for these programs exceeded QR1.1m. In the area of income-generating projects, Qatar Charity has implemented 227 projects at a total cost of QR773,000, benefitting 1,589 citizens, through interest free loans, in partnership with local organizations. The projects included poultry farms, sewing workshops, grain mills, shops and sheep breeding.
In the field of health, Qatar Charity spent more than QR1.3m, which benefited over 24,600 people, and consisted of the construction of three health centers, the organisation of a polio vaccination campaign in cooperation with the Arab League. They have also supported a patients' subsidy fund, which has involved the provision of sophisticated equipment in the field of ear and throat. There are also a number of health projects currently under implementation, including health centers and a project for the support of pathological cases. Qatar Charity drilled nine wells with seven more currently being implemented, in addition to the distribution of 16 water coolers to hospitals. A total of QR842,055 was spent on water projects, benefiting 8,000 people.
Qatar Charity has also implemented projects in mosques and memorisation centers, with a further 19 projects under construction. A project for the distribution of school bags was implemented in North Darfur, benefitting more than 1000 students. More than QR2.7m was spent on education projects that benefitted some 7,200 people.
Qatar Charity's initiative for the development of Darfur has included a service complex, completed in 2014 and consisting of two schools of basic and secondary education, in addition to a health center, 15 staff homes, a mosque, a police station, a water point and athletic fields. As part of the Darfur initiative, Qatar Charity has also carried out the construction of 30 housing units worth QR9.3m, benefiting 10,000 people.
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