Doha, Qatar, April 2, 2024: The 2015 Building (Qatar Foundation Headquarters) was lit up in blue to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day, an initiative lead by Renad Academy, a specialized school under Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Education that supports children with autism in collaboration with the Special Schools and Special Educational Needs (SEN) Services at Qatar Foundation that includes Awsaj Academy, The Learning Center and the Ability Friendly Program. 

The initiative aims to spread awareness and encourage community members to accept and support people with autism.

Other Qatar Foundation buildings were also lit in blue, including the Education City Stadium, Sidra Medicine, and Qatar National Convention Centre.

By lighting buildings in blue, Qatar Foundation participates in the global campaign to raise awareness about autism. World Autism Awareness Day was created based on a proposal submitted by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, to the United Nations in 2007, and since 2008 it has taken place every year on April 2.