Tribune News Network
Doha
Qatar Charity’s (QC) centre for community development for expatriate Asian communities in Qatar, Friends Cultural Centre (FCC), has organised more than 50 events, including educational, cultural, sports, recreational activities, empowerment programmes and Ramadan projects for workers, low-income people, children and special needs people in 2019, benefiting 25,000 people.
The FCC, through various activities aimed at boosting participants’ communication, speaking, reading, writing and leadership skills, and providing them with handicraft training, helps strengthen the relations among different expatriate Asian communities residing in Qatar.
In the educational field, FCC held courses and training workshops, which included the Toastmasters course aimed at promoting communication, public speaking and leadership skills, sewing course for women, Arabic language course for men and women, Quran memorisation course for people with special needs, art and handicraft course for students, and Karate course for children, in addition to several courses for women.
In 2019, these courses benefited some 200 people, including men, women, children and those with special needs.
Within the framework of cultural events for the year 2019, FCC organised many activities to discuss books written by expatriate Asians in Qatar, nurture talents of participants, and involve children in planting trees, in addition to organising visits to Qatar University and labour camps. Some 3,000 people participated in these activities. The Asian School Fiesta, which witnessed the participation of nearly 3,500 students from primary, preparatory and secondary schools, providing them with a great competitive platform.
More than 1,500 people participated in the events and activities held to mark several international days such as International Women’s Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Teacher’s Day and World Diabetes Day. FCC has also celebrated in Qatar National Sports Day 2019, with the participation of nearly 1,000 men and women.
FCC also organised group iftars for Indonesian, Indian, Filipino, Malaysian, Nepalese, Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities, in addition to some Arab and European communities, during the Holy Month of Ramadan last year. Some 7,000 people benefited from Ramadan iftars and accompanied cultural programmes and competitions. FCC also participated in disturbing food baskets during Ramadan to the Pakistani community, benefiting 100 persons belonging to low-income families.
Besides, FCC took part in distributing winter aid, food supplies, drinking water and T-shirts to workers, as well as food baskets and Udhiya to low-income families. This is in addition to the distribution of medical eyeglasses to children, in cooperation with the Aster Medical Center, as well as providing school supplies to students, benefiting a total of 6,000 persons.
Doha
Qatar Charity’s (QC) centre for community development for expatriate Asian communities in Qatar, Friends Cultural Centre (FCC), has organised more than 50 events, including educational, cultural, sports, recreational activities, empowerment programmes and Ramadan projects for workers, low-income people, children and special needs people in 2019, benefiting 25,000 people.
The FCC, through various activities aimed at boosting participants’ communication, speaking, reading, writing and leadership skills, and providing them with handicraft training, helps strengthen the relations among different expatriate Asian communities residing in Qatar.
In the educational field, FCC held courses and training workshops, which included the Toastmasters course aimed at promoting communication, public speaking and leadership skills, sewing course for women, Arabic language course for men and women, Quran memorisation course for people with special needs, art and handicraft course for students, and Karate course for children, in addition to several courses for women.
In 2019, these courses benefited some 200 people, including men, women, children and those with special needs.
Within the framework of cultural events for the year 2019, FCC organised many activities to discuss books written by expatriate Asians in Qatar, nurture talents of participants, and involve children in planting trees, in addition to organising visits to Qatar University and labour camps. Some 3,000 people participated in these activities. The Asian School Fiesta, which witnessed the participation of nearly 3,500 students from primary, preparatory and secondary schools, providing them with a great competitive platform.
More than 1,500 people participated in the events and activities held to mark several international days such as International Women’s Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Teacher’s Day and World Diabetes Day. FCC has also celebrated in Qatar National Sports Day 2019, with the participation of nearly 1,000 men and women.
FCC also organised group iftars for Indonesian, Indian, Filipino, Malaysian, Nepalese, Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities, in addition to some Arab and European communities, during the Holy Month of Ramadan last year. Some 7,000 people benefited from Ramadan iftars and accompanied cultural programmes and competitions. FCC also participated in disturbing food baskets during Ramadan to the Pakistani community, benefiting 100 persons belonging to low-income families.
Besides, FCC took part in distributing winter aid, food supplies, drinking water and T-shirts to workers, as well as food baskets and Udhiya to low-income families. This is in addition to the distribution of medical eyeglasses to children, in cooperation with the Aster Medical Center, as well as providing school supplies to students, benefiting a total of 6,000 persons.