Sheikh Eid bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Association
| مؤسسة عيد الخيريةArabic | |
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| Founded at | Qatar |
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NGO Nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Qatar |
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Global |
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Arabic English Urdu |
| Slogan | Leadership in charitable and development work nationally and internationally |
| Website | https://www.eidcharity.net |
Sheikh Eid Bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Association is a NGO and considered to be one of the largest charitable organizations in the Middle East, and was established in 1995 in Doha, Qatar. Was named after his excellency Sheikh Eid Ibn Mohammad ibn Thani ibn Jasim ibn Mohammad Al Thani (1922-1994).
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, it is one of several Qatari charities that comprise a “fairly well-developed sector providing aid and support at home and abroad.”
The association is alternatively known as the Sheikh Eid bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Organization, or the Eid Charity Foundation. Its mission, as described by the Gulf Times, is “to execute charitable and benevolent projects, develop volunteer work, and preserve noble values through skilled human resources, dynamic administrative systems and strategic organization.”
The Eid Charity Foundation has been described as a Government Organized Non-Governmental Organization (GONGO) with close ties to government institutions.
Eid Charity provides a wide range of services to people in need in Qatar and elsewhere in the Middle East from food collection and distribution to the poor to supporting drug awareness and rehabilitation programs. It has also supported relief efforts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and the Palestinian territories.
In August 2016, Eid Charity announced that the organization has obtained contracts to build 335 mosques in 17 countries around the world. According to reports, some of the 335 mosques have been built while others will be built throughout 2016. The construction of the mosques will cost about QR 21 million.
Eid Charity has also been active in supplying humanitarian aid to Aleppo during the 2016 Aleppo campaign. In August 2016, Eid Charity sent QR 1 million of humanitarian aid to Syrians in Aleppo. Earlier in 2016, Eid Charity had announced that they had 40 ambulances and approximately 150 paramedics operating in northern Syria.
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