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Qatar Charity to sponsor AidEx expo in Brussels
Qatar Charity to sponsor AidEx expo in Brussels
November 13, 2019 | 12:06 AM
For the second consecutive year, Qatar Charity will sponsor the AidEx 2019, an annual event for aid and development, which will be held on November 13-14 in the Belgian capital Brussels.This will have the participation of a delegation headed by CEO of Qatar Charity Yousuf bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, .The event will also witness the attendance of more than 2,500 dignitaries from UN agencies, the European Union, and international governmental and non-governmental organisations concerned with humanitarian aid and international development.This year, AidEx, which is a leading platform for professionals in humanitarian aid and international development, and the largest in Europe, will focus on the importance of inclusiveness to global progress and whether the aid and development sector is doing enough. Opinion leaders and policymakers from the international humanitarian community will discuss the latest issues affecting this sector. Qatar Charity will also have a pavilion at the AidEx exhibition to show its humanitarian and development activities worldwide, in addition to holding a panel discussion at the event. In addition, Yousuf bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, CEO of Qatar Charity, will deliver a speech at the opening session of the event on sponsoring AidEx by Qatar Charity and publicising QCs efforts in all humanitarian areas, especially in the water and sanitation sector.During its participation in the exhibition, Qatar Charity will showcase its contribution to overcome the global water and sanitation crisis through interactive screens. Through the Hand Pump Challenge, Qatar Charity will shed light on the importance of water, highlight the difficulties faced by many communities to get water, and attempt to garner support for water projects in an innovative way.Qatar Charity will hold the panel discussion on WASH and Women: Gender-Inclusive Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services, with the participation of the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). Mohamed al-Ghamdi, assistant CEO for Governance and Institutional Development Sector, Qatar Charity, Sandie Blanchet, director of the Unicef Office for Relations with EU Institutions, and Ruqaya Idara, advocate consultant, WSSCC will speak during the panel discussion.
November 13, 2019 | 12:06 AM