Qatar residents building bridges through small acts of kindness

An outdoor fridge stocked with free cold drinks and snacks. A tap that flows with free laban. An initiative to ensure residents who work outdoors are sufficiently hydrated.

Small acts of kindness such as these often go overlooked when it comes to the dominant media narrative of Qatar as human rights abuser, Doha News assistant editor Victoria Scott points out in her latest post for the Telegraph’s expat section.

Scott acknowledged that “no amount of free food or drink is going to change” the need for an overhaul of the system, so that working and living conditions are improved for Qatar’s most vulnerable.

But she added that attempts by residents – from all walks of like – to reach out to each other are having more of an impact than they’re given credit for.

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Qatar residents building bridges through small acts of kindness