Qatar Charity (QC) organised “Put a smile” event to mark International Day of Down Syndrome in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and other centres. Special activities were organised for Down Syndrome children along with their families.
The participants and parents of children agreed on need of this group to have such activities, and to develop programmes that are commensurate with their mental, psychological and physical abilities. They also stressed on significance of supporting their families and encouraging them to live normally.
Alia Al Jamaei, Qatar Charity Community Development Centre Director, Al Wakrah branch said: “Through organising “Put a smile” event, QC has participated in celebrating this day and provide an opportunity for everyone to enjoy with our Down Syndrome sons and daughters. To express our respect and close contact with them, through several activities, we hosted the influential people in the community, and invested capabilities and talents of our children such as reciting the Holy Quran in addition to show their achievements in life and determination to remove obstacles to make their dreams come true.
Al Jamaei greeted children’s families, and participants including Hamad Medical Corporation, Al Tamakon For Comprehensive Education, Special Education Department at Rumailah Hospital, Friends of Down Syndrome Club, Aamal Center for Special Needs, We Restaurant and the Qatar Center for Special Needs.
Fatima Al-Missned, Head of Awareness and Community Development Department at Tarsheed said:”Tarsheed has taken up QC’s invitation to take part in “Put a smile” event for its deep trust in QC Center for community development’s programmes and objectives. Tarsheed centre has a message to deliver to all people, so it has worked in collaboration with QC to develop a five-year plan through which they manage to integrate people with special needs into Tarsheed programmes, seeking to help them in rehabilitation and education to consciously deal with energy sources.”
