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Tribune News Network
Doha
Qatar Charity (QC) has signed a $1.3 million agreement with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to support strategic projects in North-West Syria. The partnership includes implementing qualitative projects to restore livelihoods and creating new job opportunities for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Northern-West Syria through the integration of food security and early recovery sectors in the target areas.
Under the agreement, agricultural inputs for vegetables will be distributed to 200 farmers, and three food-processing workshops will be implemented in Afrin, Al Dana and Al-Rai, in addition to the rehabilitation of two water pumping stations in Afrin area, and the rehabilitation of 40-km long channels to provide irrigation services to nearly 2,000 hectares of land.
The project also includes the rehabilitation of the main Hal Market in Afrin, and seeks to create job opportunities for 227 beneficiaries. Additionally, it seeks to support 89 small business owners to expand their businesses by providing them with financial grants and building their capacities through training.
The agreement is an extension of QC’s previous agreements signed with OCHA to improve the living conditions and enhance the resilience of those affected by the Syrian crisis. It seeks to provide an integrated service to the target communities by carrying out interventions in the sectors of food security, livelihoods and early recovery, in addition to supporting the value chain in many areas of northern Syria.
It is worth mentioning that QC signed two cooperation agreements with OCHA in 2021 to support the wheat value chain in northern Syria for the third year in a row during the 2021-2022 season. The two-million-dollar agreements, which are expected to benefit 92,000 people, are part of the ‘Support Wheat Value Chain in North West Syria’ project, which began in 2019 in collaboration with OCHA.
Doha
Qatar Charity (QC) has signed a $1.3 million agreement with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to support strategic projects in North-West Syria. The partnership includes implementing qualitative projects to restore livelihoods and creating new job opportunities for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Northern-West Syria through the integration of food security and early recovery sectors in the target areas.
Under the agreement, agricultural inputs for vegetables will be distributed to 200 farmers, and three food-processing workshops will be implemented in Afrin, Al Dana and Al-Rai, in addition to the rehabilitation of two water pumping stations in Afrin area, and the rehabilitation of 40-km long channels to provide irrigation services to nearly 2,000 hectares of land.
The project also includes the rehabilitation of the main Hal Market in Afrin, and seeks to create job opportunities for 227 beneficiaries. Additionally, it seeks to support 89 small business owners to expand their businesses by providing them with financial grants and building their capacities through training.
The agreement is an extension of QC’s previous agreements signed with OCHA to improve the living conditions and enhance the resilience of those affected by the Syrian crisis. It seeks to provide an integrated service to the target communities by carrying out interventions in the sectors of food security, livelihoods and early recovery, in addition to supporting the value chain in many areas of northern Syria.
It is worth mentioning that QC signed two cooperation agreements with OCHA in 2021 to support the wheat value chain in northern Syria for the third year in a row during the 2021-2022 season. The two-million-dollar agreements, which are expected to benefit 92,000 people, are part of the ‘Support Wheat Value Chain in North West Syria’ project, which began in 2019 in collaboration with OCHA.
