With a wide participation of youth from 53 countries, activities for the ‘Doha Youth Camp for Voluntary and Humanitarian Work’ began yesterday at Darb Al Saai which will continue until November 6.
The Camp is being organised in collaboration with Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum as part of the ‘Doha – OIC Youth Capital 2019’ activities under the motto ‘The Youth is the Power of Nation.’
Speaking at a press conference held yesterday at the Darb Al Saai, Dr. Hamad Al Fayyad, Director of the Media Center for Youth, affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Sports, said that the activity is part of the ‘Doha – OIC Youth Capital 2019’ activities, aimed at developing the capacities of Muslim youth in the field of relief and disaster management.
He said that the Camp represents an opportunity for Muslim youth to exchange expertise in the field of relief work, and to go through real life experience by simulating the reality of some communities in the areas of education and health and how to promote them.
The Camp highlights Qatar’s efforts in the field of humanitarian and volunteer work. Entities like Permanent Committee for Emergency, Civil Defense, Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar Charity, UN Refugee Agency and many other partners are participating in the activities.
The camp reflects the reality of situation of refugees and those affected by wars and natural disasters, as the accommodation of the participants in the camp is similar to that of refugees and those affected by disasters and wars. Mohammed Ali Al Ghamdi, camp supervisor and assistant to Qatar Charity’s CEO, said, “We in Qatar Charity are very proud to participate in this event, which presents a great opportunity for young people to gain great experience in volunteer work.”
The participants will take part in 25 workshops and training courses in different fields and they will get accredited certificates. The camp’s programs are important and the nation needs them in light of the many disasters that the world is exposed to, he said.
Al Ghamdi stressed that the camp provides professional and advanced framework in area of humanitarian and development work for the participants through programs - theoretical and practical activities.
The programme includes seminars, training courses and workshops on international law, codes of conduct for humanitarian response and other relevant activities, he said.
The Camp’s program seeks to promote the spirit of giving and assistance among the Muslim youth and establish a modern and sophisticated approach that works to develop traditional charitable works, build modern models of Islamic giving and ensure the sustainability of these models, he stressed.
Al Ghamdi said that the objectives of the Camp include establishing positive values and fostering the culture of creativity and innovation among young people through an effective network of youth activists in the field of humanitarian and development work in the countries of the Islamic world.
The participants were selected based on certain criteria which include the ability to understand Arabic and English as these are the languages used in the training, and age range between 18 and 30 years.
