Qatar Charity launches ‘27th Night Challenge’ to rebuild displaced Syrians' homes
As part of its Ramadan campaign ‘Giving Lives On’, Qatar Charity (QC) will host the ‘27th Night Challenge’, the largest YouTube fundraising event, under the slogan ‘Rebuilding Hope’ on Wednesday.The event aims to raise QR40mn to support the rebuilding of 1,500 homes in Syria, enabling displaced families to return and restoring essential services for a safer, more stable environment, a statement said Monday.The ‘27th Night Challenge’ event will take place at Wisdom Square in the Katara Cultural Village, featuring social media influencers Abdulla al-Ghafri, Dr Abdulrahman al-Harami, and Mohamad Adnan.The event will also include live video calls with several Syrian influencers and media figures from displacement camps in Syria. The challenge will run for three days, starting Monday (the 25th night of Ramadan) and ending Wednesday (the 27th night of Ramadan) at midnight.The challenge takes place during the Last Ten Days of Ramadan, the most auspicious nights, reflecting QC's dedication to raising awareness of humanitarian issues and mobilising support for impactful charitable projects that make a difference in the lives of beneficiaries, especially in crisis-stricken regions.Ahmad Yousef Fakhroo, chief marketing officer at QC, called upon Qatar's benefactors—individuals, companies, and organisations—to maximise the blessings of Ramadan by contributing to vital reconstruction efforts in Syria. He urged them to give their Zakat and Sadaqah to rebuild homes for displaced Syrians, ending their camp suffering and restoring dignified living conditions after 14 years of crisis.The reconstruction project, funded by the 27th Night Challenge, will be implemented in the Hama countryside, an area devastated by bombings. This initiative aims to restore 1,500 homes, enabling families to return, while also rebuilding vital infrastructure, including a health center, mosques, primary, preparatory, and secondary schools, a kindergarten, and 50 commercial shops.Upon completion, the project will help close displacement camps, ending years of hardship, and allowing families to return to their homes, revitalizing their communities.QC has urged benefactors in Qatar to take advantage of these blessed nights and support the ‘27th Night Challenge’ by donating to the reconstruction project in the Hama countryside, Syria, offering displaced families hope and stability. Donations can be made via qch.qa/27, through the "Home Collector" service on the QC app (https://qch.qa/appen), by calling 44290000, or at QC branches and collectors in shopping malls.