Qatar Charity

Qatar Charity is a non-governmental organization, founded in 1992 for the development of the Qatari society and other needy communities. It works in the fields of sustainable development, reducing poverty, and disaster relief and emergency response. QC endeavors to serve all needy people and communities regardless of their color, sex, religion, race or nationality. It has been in a consultative status with the UN ECOSOC since 1997. It is also a member of the General Founding Conference of the Arab Network for NGOs in Cairo since 1999.

QC works in the fields of social and cultural development and emergency relief. It focuses on the following strategic fields:

• Family, women and children, with focus on:
  • Family care, protection and supporting of productive capacities;
  • Economic, social and legal empowerment of women;
  • Child care, protection and nurture.
• Education and culture, with focus on:
  • Basic education
  • Education for all
  • Literacy
  • Community education
  • Training and rehabilitation
  • Youth work.
• Income-generating projects:
  • Providing institutional and technical support for beneficiaries and financing of small-scale economic activities.
• Relief and emergency response, with focus on the following services:
  • Water and sanitation
  • Sheltering
  • Food and non-food aid
  • Health
  • Education in disaster situation.