Qatar Charity honours winners of 2021-2022 Student Competition

The Qatar Charity Centre for Community Development, Friends Cultural Centre (FCC), honoured the winners, partners and the judging team of its 2021-2022 Student Competition.

During the closing ceremony, which was held at the University of Doha for Science and Technology, FCC honoured 65 male and female students, who are the winners of different competitions.The ceremony was attended by a large number of male and female students, their parents, different school managements and expatriates, in addition to Qatar Charity officials.Nearly 600 male and female students from 32 Asian, Arab and European schools contested in elocution, poem recitation, news reading and debate. All the competitions were held in the Arabic and English languages.The competition, which has seen the participation of nearly 22,000 male and female students since 2008, aims to develop the skills of the students, nurture talents in children and create an interactive atmosphere for the participants, in addition to providing a space for cultural interaction for the expatriate communities.Speaking at the ceremony, Fatima Jumah AlMohannadi, director of the Local Programmes and Community Development department at Qatar Charity, thanked the University of Doha for Science and Technology, Shantiniketan Indian School, the team that made a lot of effort for the continuation and success of this competition, and all the schools that participated in it.“We are satisfied with the good results and impact of the competition,” said AlMohannadi, adding that this season’s competition was characterised by wider participation, with a greater number of schools from the Asian, Arab and European expatriate communities taking part in the different competitions.AlMohannadi noted that such programmes will continue to be sponsored by Qatar Charity, which believes that investing in the promising generation is true sustainability of development in order to achieve Qatar National Vision 2030. She also hoped that the competition will achieve more good results in its upcoming seasons.“This is a wonderful programme, providing a good platform for kids and students to develop and express their skills and talents,” said Anwar Husain, vice-president of the Shantiniketan Indian School management committee, adding that Qatar Charity’s activities allow children to have a clear understanding of charitable and humanitarian work.He also noted that Qatar Charity provides opportunities for expatriates and school students to be familiar with the humanitarian values through its various activities, indicating that the Shantiniketan Indian School management committee has been participating in Qatar Charity’s student activities for many years. The parents of the winners and participants expressed happiness at the activities organised by Qatar Charity for the expatriate communities in Qatar.“The Student Competition provides a great opportunity for the students to develop and showcase their various talents like public speaking and poem-reciting skills,” said Aparna Ranish, a parent.She also noted the cultural importance of such a programme, allowing the participants to meet people from various cultural backgrounds and different nationalities.“I have boosted my confidence and enhanced my performance on the stage in front of a large audience,” said Zia Fatima, a winner in poem-reciting in the junior category, adding: “I learned many new information about the current news while preparing for the news reading competition."