Education Above All (EAA) Foundation has announced the launch of a country-wide fundraising campaign during the holy month of Ramadan for its global educational initiatives.
Donations can be made through donation boxes at 40 locations including shopping malls and public places, at cash counters in LuLu Hypermarkets and Al Meera stores, and by contacting  44542288, or visiting the EAA website: Educationaboveall.org and for payments by credit card or through personal Ooredoo Mobile Money Account.
Al Rayyan TV is also organising a special episode for EAA’s fundraising campaign that will be aired tomorrow, during its programme, Layali Ramadan, to spread awareness about EAA’s global programmes and projects for its fundraising. 
The campaign expects to receive generous contributions from the patrons to provide a quality education to the world’s most impoverished and marginalised children, youth and women, as around 263 million children and youth are out of school today, according to Unesco. 
“We aim to collect as much fund as possible to support our global projects in five countries. We have not set any target and the project will be open from the seventh day of Ramadan. This is open for all the generous people in the country and we expect everyone to contribute to the cause, especially the business houses and rich people,” said Mohamed al-Naama, senior representative, Fundraising Department at EAA Foundation at a press conference yesterday.
“We have launched the project  and if it is successful, we will continue with it even after Ramadan. The funds collected from this initiative will benefit several EAA projects in Gaza, West Bank, and for Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Syria, and for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and Somalia,” explained al-Nama.
“All the programmes that we used to have during Ramadan in the previous years inside the country will be continued. Locally we will continue all our programmes and will help the needy people in the country,” he added. 
Prof Dr Ali M al-Quradaghi, secretary-general of the International Union of Muslim Scholars and vice chairman for European Council for Fatwa and Research, was also present at the press conference. 
“Zakat and Sadaqah hold extreme importance in empowering underprivileged. The remarkable work achieved by EAA Foundation deserves support from the donating organisations and people to come out in greater numbers and make this campaign a stupendous success. While going through their work to empower the world’s poorest and most marginalised by educating out of school children, youth and women, we wholeheartedly support this endeavour,”said Prof al-Quradaghi.
EAA’s Ramadan campaign aims to support the hardest to reach children, youth and women around the world with opportunities to change their lives for a better future. Additionally, EAA provides and increases access to educational facilities, projects and resources; improves the quality of education; and engages youth as leaders in defining and advocating for innovative solutions.
EAA is joining hands with several partners across Qatar, including LuLu Hypermarket outlets, Qatar Foundation, ExxonMobil, Al Meera Stores and many others to create awareness about the challenges, such as poverty, conflict and natural disasters, which millions around the world face in accessing a quality education. 
EAA Foundation is eligible to receive Sadaqah and Zakat donations. It’s Ramadan campaign aims to raise funds for EAA’s programmes: Educate A Child, Reach Out To Asia and Al Fakhoora, which include several projects in Gaza, West Bank, and for Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Syria, and for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and Somalia.




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