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Qatar Charity supports nearly half a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in 2025

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In 2025, Qatar Charity (QC), with the generous support of benefactors in Qatar, delivered wide-ranging humanitarian and development assistance across Bangladesh in 2025, benefiting 677,915 people—including 467,076 Rohingya refugees.

Through 2,171 projects covering water and sanitation, education, housing, health, food security, orphan care, and emergency relief, Qatar Charity reaffirmed its commitment to improving lives and strengthening community resilience.
Through 15 integrated projects covering relief, shelter, school feeding, and healthcare, Qatar Charity supported the Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char.

Under the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) program, Qatar Charity implemented 1,879 projects, benefiting 94,000 people across Bangladesh. These interventions focused on improving access to safe drinking water through digging deep tube wells and filtering contaminated water.

Through 188 mosque projects, benefiting 37,600 individuals, Qatar Charity strengthened religious, cultural, and social fabric of communities. These initiatives involved mosque construction, providing safe spaces for prayer, religious learning, and community gatherings.

Qatar Charity implemented 25 education projects, including schools and Qur’an memorizing centers, reaching 5,100 beneficiaries. These projects aim to expand access to quality education for children and youth in disadvantaged communities.
Under 34 housing projects, Qatar Charity provided safe and durable home to 432 individuals living in unsafe or inadequate housing conditions. These interventions enhanced family security, dignity, and long-term stability.

Qatar Charity built five orphan care centers, benefiting 900 orphaned and vulnerable children. These centers provided comprehensive care, including accommodation and education, for child development.
Through 21 health projects, Qatar Charity delivered specialized eye care services to 2,150 beneficiaries. These initiatives focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and surgical management of cataracts, helping to prevent avoidable blindness and restore vision.

As part of two seasonal projects, Qatar Charity supported 42,630 beneficiaries through targeted food assistance. During Ramadan, food baskets were distributed to poor and vulnerable families, while the Qurbani project provided sacrificial meat to underprivileged households, orphans, and widows.

Through two emergency response (relief) projects, Qatar Charity supported 22,750 people affected by floods. The response focused on the distribution of emergency food baskets and essential relief items, helping flood-affected families meet their immediate needs.

Under its sponsorship program, Qatar Charity currently supports a total of 5,277 beneficiaries across Bangladesh, including 4,914 orphaned children, 150 vulnerable students, 140 teachers, 60 poor families, and 13 persons with disabilities. The sponsorship program aims to ensure access to education, basic needs, and social protection for vulnerable individuals, enabling them to live with dignity. It also seeks to promote long-term self-reliance by empowering children, families, and persons with disabilities through sustained care and educational support Director General of the NGO Affairs Bureau, Md. Daud Miah, praised Qatar Charity’s role in Bangladesh’s development efforts, stating: “Qatar Charity has demonstrated exceptional dedication in supporting Bangladesh’s development and humanitarian priorities. We appreciate Qatar Charity’s continued partnership and its meaningful role in improving the lives of the vulnerable.”

Country Director of Qatar Charity Bangladesh Office, Zakarya Ali Al Motair, stated: “Our projects in 2025 reflect Qatar Charity’s unwavering commitment to protecting dignity, improving lives, and strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities across Bangladesh. We remain dedicated to working closely with government authorities, partners, and stakeholders to continue delivering meaningful humanitarian and development assistance.”