Qatar and the UK |
Qatar Charity
UK
Qatar Charity is Qatar’s largest NGO and focuses its work on
humanitarian and development programmes to fight global poverty –
regardless of faith, race, gender, or political beliefs. Since 1992, Qatar
Charity has empowered communities across the world to shape their own
future, and now, Qatar Charity UK is doing the same in Britain.
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atar Charity’s UK branch, QCUK, works to support and empower the most
disadvantaged people in the UK and continental Europe through social
and economic advancement. To achieve this, it has set itself the ambitious goal of
becoming the main charitable partner for businesses in Britain. QCUK provides
investors and companies a platform to increase the effectiveness of their corporate
social responsibility activities and philanthropic contributions.
In light of the ongoing Syrian conflict, QCUK has worked closely with British
organisations to provide holistic support packages to refugees resettling in the UK.
In Birmingham, QCUK has supported Syrian refugees by providing job assistance,
English language classes, trauma counselling, and economic support.
QCUK has also been working with the Refugee Council, one of Britain’s leading
refugee charities, to support 195 Syrian children and families in the UK. Their joint
“New Neighbours Programme” provides English and maths classes, professional
development workshops, and therapeutic support to Syrian refugees in the UK.
Looking beyond refugee resettlement, QCUK views education as the key to
a better future. By launching the “Educational Empowerment Programme,”
QCUK supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, and follows them
throughout their education – ensuring they have the support needed to succeed.
QCUK represents yet another platform for Qatari-British collaboration, and one
where both countries can work together to empower communities in the UK, and
around the globe.
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