Endowments Directorate Announces Continued Assistance To QSRSN
Date
4/16/2023 4:13:10 AM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA
Doha: The General Directorate of Endowments of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has announced its continued support for Qatar Society for Rehabilitation of Special Needs (QSRSN) to purchase prosthetic devices, wheelchairs, and others.
Sponsored by the Directorate's fund for patients' care, the grant will benefit about 1,000 beneficiaries of limited income with mobility, hearing and visual disabilities, as well as cases of autism.
Dr. sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanim Al Thani, Director General of the General Department of Endowments, stressed, during a press conference, the importance of the historical role of the Islamic Waqf Foundation in adopting social responsibility and community participation, and helping the needy and people with special needs to overcome their suffering, in pursue of the motto Endowments are Societal Partnership.
Member of QSRSN Board of Directors Talib Afifa extended thanks and appreciation for the endowment support, pointing that the relationship between the endowments and the parties concerned with people with disabilities is old and well-established, as reflected in many projects, programmes and assistance that were directed for the benefit of persons with special needs.
The endowment fund for patients care is one of the six endowment funds. It was established in pursue of the role of health endowments in Islamic history.
The fund is also one of the forms of community participation in health care through assisting needy patients; cooperating with the competent authorities to conduct joint health programmes; holding educational training courses in the health field and utilising various media vehicles to spread health culture among members of society.
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