Qatar Charity launches campaign for persons in debt, Al Aqraboon app

The announcement of Al-Aqraboon initiative and app was made at a press conference attended by Faisal Rashid Al Fehaida, CEO’s assistant for the Program and Community Development Sector at Qatar Charity, and Abdulaziz Jassim Hejji, Director of Marketing, Digital Growth, and Customer Service

Qatar Charity (QC) announced the launch of a campaign for persons in debt and humanitarian cases under the ‘Al-Aqraboon’ initiative, and launched the ‘Al-Aqraboon’ app. This comes in conjunction with Ramadan, the month of kindness, giving, solidarity and compassion, and within the framework of the continuing implementation of projects under Qatar Charity’s "Ramadan of Hope" campaign. The announcement of Al-Aqraboon initiative and app was made at a press conference attended by Faisal Rashid Al Fehaida, CEO’s assistant for the Program and Community Development Sector at Qatar Charity, and Abdulaziz Jassim Hejji, Director of Marketing, Digital Growth, and Customer Service. The Al-Aqraboon initiative, with the support of benevolent people in Qatar, aims to provide QR 100 million aid to those in debt and humanitarian cases in Qatar to relieve them of their troubles. The Al-Aqraboon app, which is the first of its kind in Qatar, and the new updates of Qatar Charity’s app will contribute to easily submitting aid applications for urgent humanitarian cases, and meeting donation and urgent assistance requests. Speaking at the press conference, Faisal Rashid Al Fehaida, CEO’s assistant for the Program and Community Development Sector at Qatar Charity, said, “the Al-Aqraboon initiative and app stem from the Hadith “I think you should spend it on your nearest relatives”, in which the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has urged to do good for the benefit of relatives. He also said that the initiative and app came to contribute to the achievement of Qatar National Vision 2030, in the cultural, societal, economic, health and environmental fields. He noted that both, the initiative and app, affirm Qatar Charity's attention towards the community service, as well as, its keenness to use digital tools to carry out its work transparently and quickly. Al Fehaida urged individuals and companies in Qatar to support the Al-Aqraboon initiative to provide aid for those in debt and urgent humanitarian cases in Qatar to lessen their burden, bring social stability to their families, and share the joy of Eid with them. Al Fehaida stated that the app will make it easier for those in debt, humanitarian cases, widows, divorced women, patients and families with limited income to submit their application for the assistance online. The app allows applicants to know required documents that have to be attached to their applications, and follow up them electronically. The app can be downloaded through the link http://qch.qa/aqraboon-android and the link http://qch.qa/aqraboon-ios. Abdulaziz Jassim Hejji, Director of Marketing and Customer Service, talked about the new updates of Qatar Charity’s app and that of the Al-Aqraboon initiative and reminder to the app users of humanitarian cases. He urged benefactors in Qatar, especially in the blessed month of Ramadan, to donate for the benefit of those in debt, and make contributions periodically to help the humanitarian cases.