The Islamic Da'wa Organisation office in Doha is all set to serve iftar meals to around 50,000 people in the country during forthcoming holy month of Ramadan.
“More than 35,000 fasting people in Qatar benefited from the 'Breaking Fast' project last year and this year it will serve around 50,000 people. Last year, iftar meals' cost was about QR8 million and this year we are set to serve five million people around the world,” said Director-General of the Organisation's office in Qatar Sheikh Hammad Abdul Qader.
“The people who will be served from the 'Breaking Fast' project will be from poor families from Asian, African communities. Motorist and other people rushing for iftar will be given meals on the roads,”, Abdul Qader added in an interview with The Peninsula.
“Also we are coordinating with other charity organizations to implement The 'Breaking Fast' project in many countries, and the cooperation is not only on the 'Breaking Fast' project but also on many other humanitarian projects like water projects, educational projects, health and combating poverty among other,” he added.
Replying to a question about the countries the organisation will focus this year, he said that the organization would focus on the countries which had exceptional situation like wars, conflicts, floods, and drought like Somalia, Mali and Nigeria.
“The number of countries which benefited from the organisation’s projects last year was 35. Only in Africa, the organisation is working in 42 countries,” he said.
About the prominent projects the organization was currently working on specially in Africa, he said: “The organisation is implementing a lot of economical, health and educational projects in countries like Senegal, Gambia, Uganda, and Somalia. The projects are like orphan sponsorship and drilling of wells, and building houses for poor people among others."
“Only last year, 142,000 poor people have benefited from Zakat al Fiter (it is form of charity given to the poor at the end of Ramadan) in 35 countries”.
About the aids that the organization was providing to Syria, he said that it had provided many relief projects for the displaced Syrian in Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon. "The aids include building residential villages, accommodation supplies and other aids like food stuff and medical supplies in addition to orphan sponsorship and contributing to the treatment of patients."
Abdul Qader also said that the last projects which the organization completed in Syria were provision of food aids like rice, sugar, cooking oil, dates etc. and other supplies for children."
“We appreciate Qatari donors and the government for their attitude of helping poor people and all people in the world know that Qatar has accelerated efforts to provide relief to refugees,” he added.
Abdul Qader appealed to all philanthropists to donate more in Ramadan and to help their poor brothers around the world.
