The Project aims to:

Reduce impediments to education faced by marginalised children.
Assimilate them into the schooling system to complete formal education

The Together Project, in collaboration with national charitable organisations, has established tuition-free schools titled ‘Assalam’, to cater to the diverse population in Qatar.

The First Assalam School provides children of non-Arab heritage, facing barriers to education, with schooling from Year 1 to Year 6, based on the Cambridge International Curriculum.
The Second Assalam School provides children of Arab heritage, facing barriers to education, with schooling from Grade 1 to Grade 12, through the Qatar National Curriculum.

The schools provide formal education in Qatar to children from countries including Pakistan, the Philippines, India, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Bangladesh, Iran, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Egypt and Jordan.

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Successfully completed current academic year

PARTNERS

Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Qatar)

Provides school building, infrastructural support, facilities, and furniture for the existing First and Second Assalam Schools, as well as for the proposed Third, Fourth and Fifth Assalam Schools targeting newly identified children and their educational needs.

Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs

Fully funds the operational cost for the First Assalam School and commits the same for the Third Assalam School for five years from launch.

Qatar Charity

Fully funds the operational cost for the Second Assalam School and commits the same for the Fourth Assalam School for five years from launch.

AFIF Charity

Partially funds the operational cost for the Second Assalam School for seven years from launch.

University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST)

Formerly College of North Atlantic – Qatar, commits to provide technical support in the development and implementation of the Vocational Educational component for the Third and Fourth Assalam Schools.

The Social and Sports Contribution

Fund commits to fully fund the operational cost for the Fifth Assalam School for three years from launch.

CHANGING LIVES – Suhaim

In 2018, when Suhaim Sabir was in Grade 2, at a private school in Qatar, his father lost his job, and Suhaim was sent to his native country to sustain the financial crisis.

The situation was very difficult for the whole family as they were living apart and facing financial constraints. Suhaim was also very disturbed due to the abrupt changes in his life, where he had to leave his classmates and move to a new environment. In 2019, despite the struggles, the family decided to come back to Qatar and Suhaim was successful in securing admission at the First Assalam School for Year 4. His class teacher Naila Mumtaz expressed that Suhaim is an eager learner and has the ability and skills to progress academically. His personality, respectful mannerism and beautiful handwriting makes him stand out among his classmates. Despite facing a lot of hardships, Suhaim got the opportunity to make a difference in his life through education.

CHANGING LIVES – Abdul Aziz

Abdul Aziz Qassem Al-Abadi was born in Yemen and has lived through the horrors and consequences of war. After his school was reduced to ruins after a bombing, he and his siblings stopped their education and were out of school for four years.
When the situation in Yemen worsened, the family immigrated to Qatar. In 2019, he applied to the Second Assalam School and was successful in securing admission. The long absence from school had a big impact on his educational abilities, as his knowledge of subjects like Arabic, Math and English had declined. But he made up for it by spending long hours studying after school.

The Together Project

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