Since the very beginning of the Syrian crisis, the State of Qatar has been keen to provide assistance to the brotherly Syrian people to alleviate their suffering and help them to adapt to the difficult conditions imposed on them.
The assistance was distributed to a number of sectors:
- Health, Learning, sheltering, food and early recovery.
- Special emphasis has been placed on the education sector. The total amount of this sector has reaches more than QR 546 million, more than QR 189 million of which was paid by the end of 2017.
- The efforts of Qatari charities aim, by the ongoing cooperation with the Qatar Development Fund (QFD), at coordinating the support provided to Syria. These associations include Education Above All, Qatar Charity, Silatech and Qatar Red Crescent.