14/01/2026
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14/01/2026
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Kuwait's Ministry of Social Affairs warns charity organisations against advertising unlicensed projects.
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 14: The Ministry of Social Affairs has stressed that all charitable societies and foundations must strictly comply with the regulations and conditions governing the announcement of licensed charitable projects inside and outside the country, as part of its commitment to strengthening transparency, governance, and the safety of charitable work, while protecting donors and regulating the mechanism for publicizing licensed projects.
In a letter addressed to all charitable societies and foundations, the ministry, through the Department of Charitable Societies and Foundations, urged full adherence to the approved rules and conditions when announcing any charitable project, particularly concerning the approved administrative percentage.
The ministry clarified that it is prohibited to advertise any charitable project unless it has been previously licensed in accordance with the approved procedures. It stressed that any advertisement must clearly and explicitly state the approved administrative percentage for the project, as stipulated in the license issued by the ministry.
The ministry further emphasized the prohibition of using any wording or advertising methods that conceal the actual administrative percentage. It also underscored the need for all advertising information to fully match the licensing data, including the project name, duration, objectives, destination of expenditures, and the approved administrative percentage.
The ministry noted that charitable societies bear full legal and administrative responsibility for the content of advertisements published across all media platforms, including traditional media, digital outlets, and social media. It warned that any violation of these regulations will be considered a breach of the rules governing charitable work, and that legal measures will be taken in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including halting the advertisement or the project and imposing the necessary administrative penalties.
Separately, the Ministry of Social Affairs called on charitable societies and foundations to ensure that all humanitarian contributions are registered in the Financial Tracking System (FTS).
In its letter, the ministry stated that it had received a communication from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressing the need for all charitable societies and foundations to register their humanitarian contributions in the Financial Tracking System.
