Career

From the moment Sheikha Al­Thani was born. She brought together different backgrounds and that characteristic has been As a teenager, Sheikha combines the natural responsibilities that her age entails, such as ensuring the best performance with her charity work. Even before she knew what she wanted to be when she grew up, Sheikha had a clear goal in her mind: she wanted to help other children develop all their potential. In the beginning, she had to overcome important barriers, not only based on her young age, but also on her background, but her real determination ended up persuading everybody around her that this was an objective for life. The little girl used to distribute foodstuffs to the needy as well as the underprivileged children. She cared not for hot or cold weather, as putting a smile on their little faces made her happy.

Sheikha chose her way and decided to establish a charitable foundation bearing her name. She was aiming no longer to give money or gifts away, but rather to help the needy, especially children. The underprivileged children became her very target. Those who need health care or education drew her attention. She named her foundation SATUC and decided to open a branch for SATUC in Egypt to continue supporting underprivileged children and the poor in the Arab world and Europe.

At the tender age of 14, Sheikha founded SATUC and has since dedicated her life to improving the lives of marginalized and disadvantaged children. In her bid to raise awareness and offer her support, Sheikha has already engaged in charitable work in places as far afield as Malawi, Kazakhstan, Georgia, the Philippines, and Sudan to name but a few. Despite her travels, Sheikha has always been mindful that charity begins at home and has devoted a lot of her time to projects closer to her bases in London and Cairo, including working with disabled children from Sense Scotland, supporting various children’s hospitals in Egypt and organizing a countrywide football tournament for orphans, refugees and underprivileged children in 2013 we have been using football to inspire and empower children from underprivileged backgrounds. For example, in 2014 we organized the first SATUC tournament in Egypt with 16 teams from all over the country. After this first edition, the tournament grew in popularity and gained international recognition, support, and cooperation from football stars and historic clubs like Al-Ahly, which is still ongoing.

In 2015, she went global as we organized our first edition of the SATUC World Cup in Cairo, Egypt where we invited teams from 8 countries as follows: Egypt, Syria, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, England, Cote d’Ivoire, and the Philippines.

In 2018 she held the second edition of our World Cup in a different continent, in Europe, more specifically in Sofia, Bulgaria. Where we had 12 teams from all over the world as follows: Bulgaria, Cameroon, Cambodia, Indonesia, Liberia, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, and Nigeria.

She has also organized football camps on 5 continents, sending a clear message to children: that through football training, effort, and dedication they can change their lives, as well as avoid falling into criminality or drug use.

SATUC cause led many 14-15-year-old participants in the SATUC World Cup to become global stars Iliman Ndiaye, who was one of our 2TR Football players in the SATUC World Cup in Egypt in 2015, joined Sheffield United for later promoted to the premier league

Sheikha Al Thani For Uniting Children (SATUC) is a non-profit organization founded by Sheikha Al Thani and is a registered charity with the Egyptian Ministry of Solidarity in Egypt: (No. 855) working to help disadvantaged, refugee children through education and sports as well as helping hospitals. SATUC Charity works in more than 16 countries. We change children’s lives. We help them fulfil their dream.