Media Library: Press Releases

ROTA and Save the Children Collaborate to Support Children in Gaza Strip
 Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Save the Children Sweden (SCS) - an NGO committed to defending children's rights - in order to create safe learning environments for the children in Gaza Strip (Occupied Palestinian Territory).
02 December 2008
Reach Out To Asia, Universities set to sign partnership agreement
 Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) has announced that it will shortly enter into a landmark partnership with universities at Qatar Foundation's 2,500-acre Education City campus in Doha. The five universities housed at Education City will be signing the MoU.
13 December 2007
Reach Out To Asia supports UNICEF's emergency operation in Bangladesh
 UNICEF welcomed today a USD 200,000 donation from Qatar based NGO, Reach Out To Asia (ROTA); the first donation from Qatar and the Gulf to help UNICEF alleviate the suffering of the children victims of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh.
25 November 2007
PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION A Symposium on Global Environmental Issues - November 2007
 The American School of Doha (ASD), Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) and HSBC formed a partnership to start an awareness campaign activating local and regional thoughts on processes to think and act more environmentally friendly. During the two day symposium, held on the 23rd and 24th of November at ASD and Qatar Foundation, the audience had the opportunity to listen to specialists in fields of environmental education and service learning.
24 November 2007
ROTA Donates Computers for Children at Hamad Hospital to Mark International Children's Day
 Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) brought smiles to the faces of children at the Hamad General Hospital (HGH) by donating computers for educational use. Through this, ROTA has offered the little ones the chance to use computers from their hospital beds - an engaging way to develop language, creativity, and computer skills. The computers were loaded up with children's educational software with the goal of entertaining while educating.  
20 November 2007
ROTA Volunteers Symposium
 Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) brought smiles to the faces of children at the Hamad General Hospital (HGH) by donating computers for educational use.
20 November 2007
ROTA Donates Computers for Children at Hamad Hospital to Mark International Children's Day
 Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) brought smiles to the faces of children at the Hamad General Hospital (HGH) by donating computers for educational use. Through this, ROTA has offered the little ones the chance to use computers from their hospital beds - an engaging way to develop language, creativity, and computer skills. The computers were loaded up with children's educational software with the goal of entertaining while educating.
20 November 2007
Reach Out To Asia launches Campaign to Rebuild Education Infrastructure in Bangladesh
 Qatar-based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) today launched a fundraising campaign today which will focus on providing long-term educational access to areas affected by Cyclone Sidr. ROTA was one of the first NGOs in the Gulf region to respond by donating USD 200,000 to the devastated people of Bangladesh after the killer cyclone wreaked havoc on the country. The donation was for UNICEF to address immediate educational relief operations in the aftermath of the disaster.
09 November 2007
Reach Out To Asia Attends UNESCO Meeting in Senegal
 Qatar based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) was recently invited and participated in the Fourth Meeting of the Collective Consultation of NGOs on Education for All (CCNGO/EFA) in Dakar, Senegal. The meeting was organized by UNESCO and serves to asses the progress and participation of civil society and non-governmental organizations towards the EFA goals and also their role in education policy dialogue nationally and internationally since the World Education Forum in 2000.
08 November 2007
Reach Out To Asia Signs Agreement with ictQATAR
Qatar based NGO Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) and a delegation from ictQATAR have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalizing plans for a partnership on the Connect ROTAsia Knowledge Network.
25 October 2007