Coinciding with Arab Volunteer Day, Qatar Charity’s (QC) Ezdehar platform received the Institutional Excellence Award in the inaugural Dr. Kazem Noori Award for Volunteer Activities 2026, in recognition of its work in Education and Capacity Building.
The award recognizes Ezdehar’s success in developing volunteering into an integrated institutional model that combines capacity building, support for community initiatives and digital solutions to strengthen impact and sustainability.
An institutional model for volunteering that brings together volunteer engagement, capacity building, community initiatives, digital solutions and strategic partnerships.
Launched in 2022, Ezdehar is Qatar Charity’s platform dedicated to volunteer engagement, capacity building and community initiatives. It provides an integrated environment for registering and training volunteers, managing volunteering opportunities and measuring the social impact of volunteer programs and initiatives.
The recognition was announced during the Arab Federation for Voluntary Activities’ celebration of Arab Volunteer Day, observed annually on 15 September. The inaugural edition of the award recognized 25 Arab winners from 44 participating entries, initiatives and institutions, with Ezdehar receiving the Institutional Excellence Award in the field of Education and Capacity Building.
Ezdehar’s Achievements in Numbers
The award reflects the progress Ezdehar has made since its launch in 2022 in recruiting and training volunteers, supporting community initiatives and linking volunteering with capacity building. The platform has also integrated digital solutions into the management of volunteering opportunities and impact measurement, helping establish a more structured and sustainable model for volunteering.
The scale of Ezdehar’s progress is reflected in the following figures:
- More than 26,000 registered volunteers
- More than 223 volunteering opportunities delivered
- Over 400,000 volunteer hours
- 22 volunteer initiatives and teams supported
- Dozens of specialized training and capacity-building programs implemented
Ezdehar’s Key Programs and Initiatives
A range of programs and initiatives have contributed to Ezdehar’s impact and strengthened volunteers’ skills and capabilities. These include:
- Volunteer with Your Specialty
- Volunteering Hackathon
- Initiatives Challenge
- Tomorrow’s Volunteer
Ezdehar has further expanded its reach through partnerships with government, academic and community institutions, including the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Ministry of Social Development and Family, Qatar University, Ministry of Sports and Youth, and Qatar Science & Technology Park.
The award recognizes Qatar Charity’s efforts to build an institutional model for volunteering that brings together volunteer engagement and capacity building, support for community initiatives, digital solutions and strategic partnerships to expand social impact and strengthen its sustainability.
A Second Award in 2026
The Ezdehar recognition marks Qatar Charity’s second award in 2026, following its earlier success at the inaugural Rawda Award for Excellence in Social Work.
Qatar Charity received the Shield of Perfection in the Non-Profit Organizations Category for its Generational Impact Makers Challenge, an initiative designed to strengthen humanitarian values and social responsibility among school students in Qatar through innovative and interactive activities that translate awareness into practical action.
More than 26,000 registered volunteers and over 400,000 volunteer hours since 2022.
The initiative reflects Qatar Charity’s broader approach to investing in people, developing young people’s potential and fostering a culture of volunteering and sustainable community engagement.
The Rawda Award for Excellence in Social Work was established under Amiri Decree No. 16 of 2025. It operates under the Ministry of Social Development and Family in strategic partnership with the Social and Sport Contribution Fund (DAAM) and recognizes initiatives across five categories: Individuals, Families, Non-Profit Organizations, Private Sector and Media.
Together, the two awards highlight different dimensions of Qatar Charity’s community engagement: developing a structured and sustainable volunteering ecosystem through Ezdehar, and fostering humanitarian values and social responsibility among younger generations through the Generational Impact Makers Challenge.
About Ezdehar’s Award
- Award: Dr. Kazem Noori Award for Volunteer Activities 2026
- Recognition: Institutional Excellence Award
- Awarding body: Arab Federation for Voluntary Activities
- Occasion: Arab Volunteer Day
- Field: Education and Capacity Building
- Winning platform: Ezdehar
- Significance: Qatar Charity’s second award in 2026
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