The ceremony saw the announcement of an agreement with Qatar Foundation and the American University of Afghanistan to host the institute in the Gulf state.
The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed 16 agreements worth QAR 1.92bn (around $52.2m) on Tuesday with key domestic and international partners that are aimed at supporting the entity’s humanitarian and development efforts.
The signing took place under the presence of QFFD’s Chairperson, Sheikh Thani bin Hamad Al Thani, and Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation, Maryam Al-Misnad. The agreements are expected to have a global impact, reaching communities across multiple countries.
“Seventeen million people around the world are now safer and more stable, thanks to the partnerships of the Qatar Fund for Development,” Al-Misnad said on X.
“What we offer is not temporary aid, but a steadfast belief that building people is the foundation of building communities. From Doha to the world, Qatar will remain a partner in driving positive change,” she added.
Some of the key agreements included one between QFFD and Qatar Charity worth over QAR 35m (around $9.6m) that is set to benefit 1.3 million people globally.
The agreements included a grant for emergency assistance following the flood crisis in Niger, supporting services at Bab Al-Hawa Hospital in Syria, an agreement for the first response project to emergency cases in northern Syria, and a grant for Rohingya refugees in Malaysia.
QFFD also announced two agreements with the Education Above All Foundation that are worth QAR 1.8bn (around $494.4m), aimed at providing access to education and employment for 15 million children and youth globally.
The ceremony also saw the announcement of an agreement with Qatar Foundation and the American University of Afghanistan to host the institute in the Gulf state. The agreement will enable 73 students to continue their education.
International agreements
Meanwhile, QFFD signed several international agreements, including ones with the governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sierra Leone, and Rwanda.
QFFD and the Qatar Red Crescent (QRCS) boosted their partnership by signing six agreements that are aimed at benefitting more than 293,487 people globally.
One agreement covered emergency support to Syria’s White Helmets, another to provide Syria with humanitarian aid, and one to support the cardiac centre at the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Afghanistan.
QFFD and QRCS also agreed to support the expansion of the children’s playground at Qatari clinics in the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, the largest host of Syrians who fled the war waged by the ousted Bashar Al-Assad regime.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was among the important countries receiving QFFD’s support, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding entailing the rehabilitation of water networks in three municipalities.
The event wrapped up with the announcement of a MoU to support the national “Zero-Out-of-School Children” program in Rwanda with the goal of benefitting 177,119 people.
