Barwa Bank, Qatar's fastest growing Shariah-compliant banking service provider, handed over recently QR96,000 in donations to charities in Qatar as part of the bank’s fourth Ramadan football tournament.

Barwa Bank Acting Group CEO Khalid Yousef Abdulla Al-Subeai presented the checks. "Barwa Bank is keen on supporting the athletic and social activities in Qatar. Our annual Ramadan indoor football tournament raises the motto of playing for a good cause, to ensure the bank's effective participation in fighting poverty."

The handover ceremony took place on July 15, and the donated funds were equally distributed between Qatar Charity and Sheikh Eid Charity Foundation.

Barwa Bank announced earlier that it will donate three times the amount of registration fees of the participating teams in the tournament, to charities inside Qatar in order to provide help for people in need.

The funds were handed over to representatives of Qatar Charity - Nasser Al-Yafei, executive director of the collection and branches, and Khalid Ahmad Fakhro, PR manager, as well as Yousef Al-Jassem, head of the local marketing department from the Eid Charity foundation.

Mohammed Matar, head of retail credit and representative of the sports committee at Barwa Bank, said: "The tournament was a great success marked by intense competition among the participating teams."

The final game of the tournament was held on Wednesday July16 at Al Wakra Sports Club.