The Bedaya Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development (Bedaya Centre), a joint initiative by Qatar Development Bank and Silatech, along with a number of startups, has participated in a bazaar organised by Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) aimed at raising awareness on breast cancer.
The bazaar was held at the university campus and witnessed the participation of local companies and institutions.
During the event, participating startups donated their sale proceeds to Qatar Cancer Society to support their efforts in fighting breast cancer and raising awareness in the community about the disease.
Bedaya Centre’s participation in such events comes within the framework of its social responsibility aspect and those of other participating startups, the centre said in a statement.
Reem al-Suwaidi, general manager, Bedaya Centre, said: “Our participation in this initiative, organised by GU-Q, is to fight breast cancer. The spontaneous response by local startups and local business for the bazaar was to offer our support to the efforts of the state represented by Qatar Cancer Society towards research projects and clinical trials related to the disease to serve breast cancer patients.
“The sales generated by the startups during the event were very encouraging. We hope our small effort will support the Society financially and morally by spreading awareness about breast cancer and highlight the importance of early detection for women and taking the necessary precautions in order to maintain a healthy living,” al-Suwaidi added.