DOHA: RasGas Sunduk Al Kheir charity fund donated QR1.5m to Social Development Centre (SDC) and ‘Sponsor a Student’.
The amount was raised at the company’s ninth Annual Charity Golf Weekend earlier this year.
The donations are a direct result of the generosity of more than 350 of RasGas’ suppliers, customers, employees and shareholders who participated in events.
Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, CEO, RasGas, invited representatives from the two beneficiaries to the company’s headquarters to meet annual charity event organisers and present donations.
He highlighted the importance of the company’s CSR activities and its long-term support for the community.
“The annual RasGas Charity Golf Weekend has been a successful, high-profile element of our CSR programme, and has raised over QR10m for charities in Qatar over the years. We are determined to make a positive and sustainable contribution to every aspect of Qatar’s community.”
One of SDC’s many charity units provides financial support to low-income patients for medical equipment and assistance in the payment of healthcare bills.
“RasGas seeks to be of aid to social organisations as part of its commitment to CSR. Today, their contribution in support of the Charity Unit for Renal Failure Patients is a demonstration of success at building relationships based on cooperation.
“This and other such initiatives offer an opportunity to establish a framework for CSR, where the priority of profitability does not surpass social and ethical standards,” said Amal Al Mannai, Executive Director, SDC.
Funded by Pakistan Welfare Forum in association with the Sheikh Thani Bin Abdulla Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF), the ‘Sponsor a Student’ initiative assists children from locally-based underprivileged families unable to afford a proper education.
Ahmad Hussain, Adviser and Head of Education, Pakistan Welfare Forum, said: “The contribution from Sunduk Al Kheir will guarantee education of many more under-privileged families that are part of our ‘Education For All’ programme. We are delighted to have been provided with this opportunity.”
As part of its support for the local community, RasGas established Sunduk Al Kheir in 2010 to support CSR initiatives aligned with Qatar National Vision 2030.
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