Charity

On Monday, it was revealed that Qatar Charity (QC) has rolled out a multitude of economic empowerment initiatives, targeting the 150 most impoverished families scattered across the diverse landscape of Somalia.These initiatives, all designed to boost income, encompass a range of resources. From livestock, including cows and sheep, to three-wheeled transport carts and convenient small retail outlets. Women have particularly benefited from sewing machines, while support for agriculture and handicrafts rounds out the array of…

The Turkish Diyanet Foundation (TDV) will soon supply clean water to thousands in the West African country of Guinea thanks to the water wells it has built. The Foundation, linked to Turkey's Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), has already built several water wells in dozens of countries, particularly in Africa. Its latest project will address the problem of access to clean water for Guinea, one of the poorest countries in the world and home to more than 13 million people. The wells, which will serve the…

Africa accounts for almost 9% of the world's freshwater resources, according to a UN report, but the situation is gloomy for millions on the continent on World Water Day, which is marked on Monday. Building water wells is the fastest way to deal with water scarcity problems, even if it is temporary, and Turkish charities boast of leading efforts to this end. From the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) to doctors around the world, charities facilitate access to water for poor communities on the continent.…