QC celebrates Arab Orphan Day

QC celebrates Arab Orphan Day

Qatar Charity (QC) organised the seventh edition of the Orphan Day Festival at Aspire Zone Park, celebrating Arab Orphan Day with various cultural and entertainment activities.The event was attended by Faisal Rashid al-Fehaida, CEO's assistant for the Programmes and Community Development sector at QC.Many children sponsored under the ‘Future’s Leaders’ programme, along with their mothers, took part in the event.The Orphan Day Festival aims to promote the concept of sponsorship, empower orphans to boost their self-confidence, achieve social integration, and draw attention to the importance of caring for orphans and meeting their needs.The activities included small-scale projects involving productive families in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs.In his address at the festival, Sheikh Khalid Bomozeh emphasised the importance of providing comprehensive care for orphans, ensuring a conducive environment for their proper and balanced growth and development.He also highlighted the suffering of orphans in Gaza, who are experiencing the most severe forms of deprivation and the absence of familial care amid the ongoing aggression against them, indicating that the number of orphans there is increasing day by day.He underscored the need for greater attention to these afflicted children by offering assistance and necessary care to help them overcome the challenges