SCI distributes Dhs77.2m in domestic aid in 9 months

Sharjah Charity International (SCI) announced that it distributed Dhs77.2 million in domestic aid during the first nine months of 2025, benefiting 48,007 individuals across the emirate.

The initiative forms part of the association’s continuous efforts to support low-income and vulnerable families.

Mohammed Rashid Bin Bayat, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, said that domestic aid programmes are a key pillar of the association’s humanitarian mission.

He noted that the scale of the assistance reflects the steady expansion of charitable initiatives and SCI’s commitment to reaching the largest number of beneficiaries, in line with the directives of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to promote solidarity and compassion within society.

He added that monthly assistance provided to registered families totaled Dhs6.4 million, benefiting 4,663 individuals, including widows, divorcees, the elderly, and people with limited income.

Urgent aid reached Dhs53.7 million and covered various needs, including educational support for 1,025 students worth Dhs6.7 million, medical treatment for 1,008 patients at a cost of Dhs28.6 million, assistance for 1,208 individuals totaling Dhs5.8 million, and housing support for 1,170 people worth Dhs10.7 million.

The association also supported 33 marriages with Dhs318,000 and helped 64 beneficiaries perform Hajj through the “Facilitating Hajj” programme.

Regarding seasonal campaigns, Bin Bayat highlighted that Dhs15 million was allocated for Ramadan and Eid Al Adha initiatives, which included iftar meals, Eid clothing, zakat al-mal, and the distribution of sacrificial meat. The “Feeding the Needy” project costs Dhs2.5 million.

He further explained that Dhs7.8 million in aid was provided to 644 low-income citizens during the same period.

A special committee was formed to review citizens’ applications and ensure aid reaches deserving beneficiaries transparently and fairly, reinforcing social satisfaction among families in need.

Recently, Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairman of SCI, said that the charity has touched the lives of 24 million people in 110 countries around the world in the last 10 years, keeping with the vision of the wise leadership.

This came in Sheikh Saqr’s his inspirational talk “A Noble Mark on the World: How Sharjah Charity Transformed 24 million Lives” at the Regional Data and Community Development Forum.

Supported by data from the Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD), the organiser of the forum, Sheikh Saqr gave a comprehensive picture of the organisation’s local and international philanthropic activities in the last 10 years.

“The data has helped us make decisions and allocate resources to the right channels,” he added, thanking Sheikh Sultan for the motivation and benevolence. “Sheikh Sultan has always insisted that mankind is the objective of our work.”

Divulging that SCI has utilised Dhs3 billion during the period for meeting the United Nations goals for sustainable development (SDG), Sheikh Saqr expanded on the seven SDG goals that SCI has fulfilled so far.

The first among them is the mission to eradicate poverty, and SCI has spent Dhs1 billion to help 623,054 families improve their standard of living, he said.

The second goal is eradication of hunger, and in this 12,362,353 food baskets have been provided across nations at a cost of Dhs120 billion so far. Good health is the third objective, and 66,794 healthcare units have been provided around the world.

Its dialysis centres in Halwan and Khorfakkan provide services free of charge to all needy patients without any racial or religious discrimination.

The fourth goal, education, has benefited 114,412 students around the world and SCI has spent Dhs200 billion for this noble cause.

Meeting the fifth goal of providing clean water has meant digging wells and other water bodies at a cost of 260 million to help over 9 million people.

Building sustainable cities has been the sixth goal, and the UN data has helped SCI build comprehensive housing facilities with schools, hospitals and mosques as it did in an Egyptian village that did not have a school nearby.

WAM