Graduates attending a course held as part of the project.
Doha, Qatar: In partnership with the Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is implementing a livelihood project to help improve the economic conditions of the people of Gaza.
Dr. Akram Nassar, head of QRCS’s representation office in Gaza, explained, “The project provides training for 60 graduates to qualify them to work freelance, including e-marketing, graphic design, UI design, and smartphone application development”.
He revealed arrangements to secure four-month internships for the graduates under the supervision of specialised trainers, helping them develop their practical skills and become self-employed workers.
According to Dr. Nassar, another component of the project is temporary employment for 23 graduates, by engaging them in psychosocial support programmes with local NGOs in Gaza serving children, women, older persons, and other vulnerable groups.
Aya (21) is one of the beneficiaries of a graphic design course held as part of QRCS’s project.
“At university, I studied graphic design but this training introduced me to totally new skills of visual branding, stronger digital visibility, AI design tools, project marketing, and how to sell my creative ideas to the clients,” said Aya.
To her, such programmes create real opportunities for youths in Gaza, given the difficult humanitarian conditions faced by graduates and their families.
The $234,000 project falls under an entire portfolio of humanitarian interventions aimed at strengthening the resilience of the Palestinian people and allowing youths to unlock their potential.
In the context of economic empowerment for entrepreneurial families in Gaza, QRCS plans to establish and support 500 productive gardens with agricultural tools, irrigation water, seeds, and fertilisers, as well as rehabilitate agricultural land and secure greenhouses, irrigation networks, solar panels. These projects will serve 600 farming families, at a total cost of QR6.4m.
