QC provides free bread to IDPs in northern Syria

Tribune News Network Doha As part of its relief efforts, Qatar Charity (QC) continues to provide free bread to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in north...

Tribune News NetworkDohaAs part of its relief efforts, Qatar Charity (QC) continues to provide free bread to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Syria by supporting and operating bakery ovens, with the goal of easing the burden of living on the IDP community during the holy month of Ramadan.In collaboration with Qatar Charity, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and civil society organizations, as many as 16 16 automatic ovens were operated.The ovens provide free bread to more than 190,000 IDPs (37,000 families) living in nearly 60 camps, as well as those living in abandoned homes and makeshift shelters. Qatar Charity contributes to meeting 12 percent of the daily bread needs of IDPs in northern Syria by providing free bread to this number of beneficiaries over a six-month period, with a production capacity of 42 tons of flour per day.The recipients expressed their joy at receiving free bread, which helps to alleviate their suffering and allows them to fast during the holy month of Ramadan. “I was displaced two years ago, and I live in the Rahma camp in Idlib countryside. I have always found it difficult to secure bread for the family on a daily basis, due to the lack of job opportunities and a stable source of income, especially in light of the continued coronavirus pandemic,” said Abdul Aziz Zahir, an IDP. “I now receive two bundles of bread for free on a daily basis, which is sufficient to meet my family’s needs. This lessened a great burden on me. I hope this project would continue to contribute to alleviating my suffering and that of those living in the camp, especially in this holy month.”Muhammad al-Omar, another IDP living in the Rahma Camp, thanked Qatar’s generous people for their assistance. “I have been suffering from securing bread for more than two years, and it was a great burden on me as a family head,” hoping that Qatar Charity would continue to provide them with free bread. Qatar Charity is researching the establishment of a new oven in Azaz, a city in northwest Syria, with a capacity of 2.5 tons of flour per day, equivalent to approximately 3000 bread packages per day, for the benefit of nearly 2,800 families.It is worth noting that Qatar Charity is working to meet the bread needs of Syrian refugees in southern Turkey, where the Urfa bakery, which was established and operated in 2017, has been running without interruption for the third year in a row, with a production capacity of 8,000 bread packages per day. In Urfa Province, it benefits over 4,500 families of orphans, widows, and the most vulnerable groups of Syrian refugees.