A Qatar Red Crescent Society representative distributing agricultural kits to female-headed households in Bangladesh.
Doha, Qatar: As part of its efforts to support livelihoods and enhance self-dependence for refugee families in Bangladesh, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has distributed agricultural kits to 400 vulnerable and female-headed households.
Implemented in cooperation with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), this intervention is part of a comprehensive programme to empower beneficiary families to work in home gardening.
They had previously received specialised training in this field, to make them better able to effectively utilise the agricultural resources provided.
The aid kits contained essential agricultural tools and supplies, such as gardening tools, planting containers, storage bags, and diverse vegetable seeds. The aim is to support home-based agricultural production, improve food security, and help the beneficiaries generate an income.
Mohamed Bader Al-Sada, Assistant Secretary-General for Relief and International Development at QRCS, commented, “To meet their individual and family needs for food, clothing, shelter, education, and recreation, people must work and earn money. This, in turn, helps significantly stimulate the local economy, foster self-dependence, and contribute to national development efforts”.
“In 2026, QRCS will work to build the capacity of entrepreneurial families and poor communities, by supporting economic and productive activities and providing the necessary resources, with a special focus on the most vulnerable people, such as female breadwinners and families without a breadwinner,” he added.
This year’s plan involves 29 economic empowerment and livelihood projects in seven countries (Gaza, Yemen, Niger, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Lebanon), with 35,630 beneficiaries and a total cost of QR27,494,500.
Among these projects are the provision of fishing boats/tools, aquaculture, and fish canning and sales equipment; full-fledged apiaries; sewing machines; embroidery tools/materials; poultry farms; home gardening equipment; cargo tricycles; retail shops; fruit and vegetable dryers; and dairy cows.
Other components include vocational training, production inputs, charitable fund to finance small enterprises, productive charity restaurant for orphans and persons with disabilities, agricultural land rehabilitation, crop-producing gardens, greenhouses, irrigation networks, solar panels, seeds, and fertilisers.
Back to 2025, QRCS implemented 18 livelihood projects for the benefit of 44,608 people in 8 countries (Bangladesh, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Niger, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Gaza), at a total cost of QR11,510,087.
