The Jassim and Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation and the Friends of Mental Health Association “Weyak” signed a memorandum of understanding under which the Foundation will finance the telephone psychological counseling program for a year starting from January 2017. The cost of the project is estimated at 500 thousand Qatari riyals.
Signed on behalf of the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation by Mr. Saeed Al Hajri (Board Member/CEO), While it was signed by the association, Mr. Mohammed Al-Binali.
Mr. Naji Al-Ajji (member of the Executive Committee) said during the press conference held by the Foundation at its headquarters in New Mirqab after the signing, The goal of joint cooperation with the Weyak Association is to coordinate and develop charitable efforts in implementing the psychological counseling service project for all segments of society in Qatar.
He added that the Foundation’s keenness on this partnership came from its belief in the importance of educating society about mental health and working to build a generation capable of acting efficiently and successfully commensurate with its capabilities and able to employ its thinking to achieve behavioral, psychological and social compatibility.
Al-Aji stressed that coordinating efforts, developing work, and distributing roles between the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation and the Friends of Mental Health Association would contribute to achieving the common goals of both the Foundation and the Association in accordance with their strategies.
Al-Ajji added, “The understanding between the two parties comes in accordance with the statute of each party and in accordance with the procedures in force in the State of Qatar regarding regulating the work of charitable societies and private institutions.”
Naji added that the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Foundation always seeks to form new partnerships and practical and innovative mechanisms to finance its charitable programs and provide decent life opportunities. He pointed out, in the meantime, that the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Foundation is interested in the fields of health and education, as it provides opportunities in these two fields to improve the lives of thousands of people. Therefore, the Foundation emphasizes quality in providing its assistance by fully understanding the problems that communities suffer from in these two fields and involving the beneficiaries in finding Solutions for making change .
For his part, Mr. Mohammed Al-Binali, Executive Director of the Friends of Mental Health Association, extended his thanks and gratitude to the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation and those in charge of it for their generous initiative and support for civil society institutions. Stressing that this generous donation will have a significant impact on developing the service, as we used to provide it three days a week for a limited number of hours, and now it will be provided throughout the week except Friday and Saturday, at a rate of eight hours per day. It will start from the beginning of next year.
Al-Binali expressed his hope that all charitable institutions will pay attention to supporting civil society institutions, especially those emerging and specialized in fields and areas that may be unknown to everyone, and the sources of reward are many and multiple, and this is what we do in providing solutions to family, psychological and educational problems to reach individuals’ peace of mind and reassurance.
