Doha, Qatar – 11 April 2021: Doha Festival City, Qatar's one and only choice for shopping, dining and entertainment, is pleased to announce its partnership with Qatar Charity in a joint initiative dedicated for the holy month of Ramadan.

As part of the ongoing #Festival Cares intuitive, Doha Festival City donated 1,000 boxes with essential Ramadan food supplies distributed to the workers throughout the Industrial Area and other locations, and to the families with limited income, with support of Qatar Charity, as part of Qatar Charity’s ‘Ramadan of Hope’ drive. 

Each box contained bottles of oil and concentrated juice beverage, pack of rice, lentils and sugar; a bag with box of dates and box of tea bags, all provided by Doha Festival City. The distribution was held ahead of Ramadan with the aim to support the targeted workers and families to get ready for the Holy Month. 

Robert Hall, Festival City General Manager, said: “Giving back to the community is at the heart of Festival City’s mission, and we will continue to mobilize our efforts to support the people of Qatar from different backgrounds. We take pride in considering ourselves as an engaged community player that contributes to building a more inclusive and prosperous society where no one is left behind, especially during the Holy Month of Ramadan. 

We would also like to thank Qatar Charity for supporting us to fulfill our charitable mission, and express our appreciation towards the great efforts they continue to make to the community and lives of the people in Qatar and beyond everyday”. 

Mr. Ahmed Al Shirawi, head of the External Relations and Social Responsibility section at Qatar Charity, expressed his appreciation for Doha Festival City’s charitable initiative during the holy month: “Qatar Charity is committed to integrating private companies in charitable work and helping them to deploy their corporate social responsibility activities to drive positive change in the country. Successful partnerships with private companies are a fundament of charitable action on the local level, and a much-needed support for the vulnerable across the globe”. 

Between April 12th to April 24th, the Mall’s trading hours will be from 10:00 to 15:00, and from 19:00 to 00:00, while the hypermarket will be open continuously from 09:00 to 00:00, and F&B outlets will serve Iftar until 00:00. From April 25th to May 11th, general mall trading hours will be from 10:00 to 00:00, with an option to trade until 01:00. The Hypermarket will be open continuously from 09:00 to 00:00, and F&B outlets will serve Suhour until 00:00 or until 02:00 as an option. 

In line with the preventative measures set out by the authorities, Festival City has introduced stringent health and safety measures throughout the mall for its staff and visitors. This includes a thorough mall disinfection treatment on a weekly basis, robust cleaning and sanitization operations during mall trading hours, 127 hand sanitizing stations installed in the areas that have commonly touched surfaces.

At the entrance to the mall and all shops, visitors must show their green Ehteraz QR code, and should wear a face mask during their whole time in the mall. Kids below 12 y.o. are not allowed to enter the mall. Physical distancing stickers in common queuing areas, such as ATM machines, banks, telecommunication kiosks and branches and various retail shops were installed to help shoppers keep the required physical distance as set forth in the guidelines by the authorities. Stores will provide sanitizers on entry and at cash points to ensure the highest level of hygiene.