Awqaf Minister chairs strategic partnership committee meeting

Doha, Qatar witnessed a strategic partnership committee meeting chaired by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. The initiative aims to strengthen the relationship between the ministry and Qatar Charity through a joint institutional framework. This framework seeks to enhance coordination, share expertise and resources, and amplify the sustainable impact of charitable and humanitarian initiatives.

Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghanim, led the first meeting of the committee. He emphasized the partnership as a distinctive national model of sustainable institutional cooperation. The minister highlighted the importance of expanding the relationship into targeted programmes with a lasting impact, contributing to national priorities and improving the efficiency of endowment, charitable, and humanitarian work.

The committee, chaired by the minister, is composed of senior officials from both organizations. They are tasked with providing a sustainable institutional framework for joint planning, effective coordination, and continuous monitoring of projects and initiatives. Representing the ministry are top officials including Director-General of the General Directorate of Endowments and Director of Zakat Affairs Department.

Qatar Charity is represented by its CEO Yousef Ahmed Al Kuwari and other key executives. The meeting discussed ways to expand strategic cooperation in the coming period, with a focus on improving efficiency and maximizing the impact of joint projects. Under the ministerial decision, the committee will oversee the partnership's various areas of cooperation, form technical working groups, evaluate project results, address implementation challenges, and propose operational, financial, and time frames for delivering initiatives.