Doha, February 15 (QNA) - Qatar Charity (QC) has launched its Ramadan Campaign for 1447 AH (2026) under the slogan "Good Starts With You", aiming to benefit 3.85 million people through various projects across 43 countries, while supporting development initiatives reaching 22 million beneficiaries throughout the year.

On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Charity, Yousuf bin Ahmed Al Kuwari said that the organization has adopted a new advanced mechanism starting this year to ensure projects are implemented immediately once donations are received.

He added that Qatar Charity has also launched, for the first time in Qatar, the Smart Electronic Coupon through its Alaqraboon Center, and recently upgraded its mobile application by leveraging artificial intelligence technologies to make donations easier, improve access to projects, and enhance the overall user experience.

For his part, Deputy CEO of Governance and Corporate Services at Qatar Charity, Mohamed Al Ghamdi said that the organization has prepared target locations in advance by identifying eligible regions and cities worldwide and verifying their field readiness, allowing work to begin immediately once a project is approved.

He indicated that Qatar Charity has also activated early contracting procedures by preparing framework agreements with contractors and suppliers, enabling immediate contracting once funding is received and reducing traditional administrative steps.

Qatar Charity said during a press conference that fundraising efforts during Ramadan will support seasonal projects -including Feed the Fasting, Zakat al-Fitr, and Eid Clothing- alongside relief projects in countries affected by prolonged crises and disasters, as well as competitive development projects that will begin immediately once donations are made.

Deputy CEO for Programmes and Communications at Qatar Charity, Nawaf Abdulla Al Hammadi thanked donors for their continued trust and support, urging them to back this year's Ramadan Campaign to help reach millions of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and families in need outside Qatar, while supporting low-income groups within the country and strengthening social solidarity.

Al Hammadi said this year's Ramadan Campaign puts donors at the heart of the giving journey from the moment they intend to do good, with projects set to begin immediately once donations are made, under the new mechanism adopted this year for competitive development projects to maximize development impact and deliver tangible change for beneficiaries.

Qatar Charity's Executive Director- International Operations, Abdulaziz Jassim Hejji said that Qatar Charity will implement seasonal Ramadan projects in 42 countries outside Qatar, which will include ‘Feed the Fasting', ‘Zakat al-Fitr', and ‘Eid Clothing'.

The projects will focus on countries affected by conflict and crises, or those with the greatest needs, such as Gaza, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, and Ghana, with an expected 1,195,239 beneficiaries.

He explained that the ‘Feeding the Fasting' Project will be delivered either through Ramadan food baskets containing essential supplies for families throughout the holy month, or through daily ready-to-serve meals, benefiting 480,299 people.

Eid Clothing will be provided to 8,300 sponsored orphans, while 706,640 people are expected to benefit from Zakat al-Fitr.

On competitive development projects, Hejji said they fall under Qatar Charity's new strategy adopted this year and will begin immediately upon donation, noting that these projects cover social housing, mosque construction, Qur'an memorization centers, water wells, and economic empowerment in countries including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Djibouti, targeting 819,730 beneficiaries.

He added that support is being mobilized for humanitarian relief projects in crisis-affected countries, including Somalia, Chad, Afghanistan, Yemen, Mauritania, and Rohingya refugee camps, focusing on food and shelter assistance for 765,300 beneficiaries, including refugees and IDPs.

Meanwhile, Executive Director of Communications and Community Impact at Qatar Charity, Ahmad Yousef Fakhroo said the campaign's projects inside Qatar focus on seasonal Ramadan initiatives and various forms of assistance expected to benefit 1,067,370 people during the holy month.

He noted that this comes alongside the launch of Qatar Charity's Alaqraboon Center at the start of the year, marking an expanded phase in its social care within the country.

Projects inside Qatar include mobile Iftar meals for workers' accommodations, benefiting 120,000 workers; 45 Iftar tents across multiple locations nationwide, expected to serve 516,400 people; Mobile Iftar meals distributed at traffic intersections; and daily family Iftar meals for low-income households.

The projects also include Ramadan Supply vouchers that allow low-income families to purchase essential food items, benefiting 60,000 people, as well as water distribution at mosques during Taraweeh prayers.

Fakhroo said that additional Ramadan projects within Qatar include the "Khair Kitchen" which provides Iftar meals to low-income families in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Development and Family, while engaging productive Qatari families in meal preparation.

The projects also include food basket distribution to families registered with the Alaqraboon Center and needy expatriate households, Eid gifts for around 3,000 orphans, Zakat al-Fitr, as well as Iftar gatherings and Ghabga for orphans, strengthening community participation and social solidarity.

In the holy month of Ramadan, the Alaqraboon Center aims to raise QAR 100 million to expand its assistance programs.

These include support for low-income families, orphans, widows, divorced and abandoned women, patients, persons with disabilities, debtors, the Highly Esteemed, prisoners and their families, workers, students, individuals preparing for marriage, community funds, and emergency humanitarian cases. (QNA)