Qatar Charity signed a cooperation agreement with the Children's Literature Centre, which aims at enhancing joint work as part of the campaign "Tobacco-Free Nation 2" that targets primary school students, whereby the centre writes a story supporting the campaign's programme, and QC, then, makes it an animated movie.
Ali Atiq Al Abdullah, QC's executive director of local development, said, “Qatar Charity cooperates with all public and private organisations to contribute to local development and promotion of values. The signing of the agreement with the Children's Literature Centre is to support "Tobacco-Free Nation" campaign." Al Abdullah said he looked forward to implementing further joint activities with the Children's Literature Centre in the field of education in general, and childhood programmes in particular, pointing out that this agreement will enhance the success of the campaign that aims at combating smoking.
Asmaa Al Kuwari, Head of the Children's Literature Centre, said: "QC signed a cooperation agreement with Children's Literature Centre to protect the local community from the harms caused by smoking, mainly the children.”
She pointed out that the centre, which was established five years ago, has ample experience in making presentations and telling stories that attract children's attention to this important topic. It also participated in many regional and international conferences and seminars.
She stressed that Qatar Charity will realise the campaigns' objectives as the Center deals with at least 10,000 children a year through its partnerships with a variety of organisations within the country and abroad. Al Kuwari added that the Centre's vision is to present valuable content to the Qatari and Arab children. She advised parents to support the campaign by avoiding smoking in front of their kids.
