One of the Qatar Charity’s projects in Indonesia.
DOHA: Qatar Charity has implemented 786 development projects in Indonesia last year, with the continued support of Qatari people, to benefit thousands of people in need in the country.
Karam Zainham, Director of the QC Office in Indonesia, said that Qatar Charity gives great importance to the development sector, especially to the basics of life in poor countries. He pointed out that QC has implemented 786 development projects at a cost of QR14.2m during the last year 2017, said a statement.
He stated that those implemented projects included orphanages, housing for poor families, multi-service centers, mosques, income-generating projects and water projects.
Zainham thanked Qatari people and appreciated their standing with needy Indonesian people in their hard time. He further said that these projects could not have been carried out without the support of Qatari philanthropists. Qatar Charity has provided 13 houses to orphans and needy families at a cost of 600 thousand riyals to take care of children under a stable family atmosphere.
Qatar Charity Office in Indonesia has built 4 multi-service centers in the country last year to meet urgent needs of poor people. These centers, consisting of educational institutions, health centers and clean drinking water resources, were constructed at cost of five million riyals.
Qatar Charity built 38 mosques at a cost exceeding four million riyals in the country, taking into consideration the mosque’s vital roles in Muslim lives, as it is not only a place for worship, but also a place for education and knowledge. It brings Muslims together and works on getting them united as well as teaches them the great ethics of Islam and provides them with correct Islamic knowledge.
Qatar Charity has implemented 40 income-generating projects to benefit Indonesian families in need, especially concentrating on those lost their breadwinner. This came as part of the economic empowerment, which is given the utmost importance by Qatar Charity due to its great benefit and return to individual and communities.
Qatar Charity has constructed 690 water wells in many Indonesian villages and remote areas, where people suffer from water scarcity. It is worth mentioning that QC implements water projects to provide clean drinking water in many countries worldwide to alleviate the daily suffering of needy people in villages and remote areas. 200 persons got married in a mass wedding ceremony organized by Qatar Charity in Jakarta, which costed half a million riyals, donated by a generous Qatari philanthropist.
