Background
Since Toastmasters began, more then three million men and women worldwide have benefited from the organisation’s communication and leadership programmes.
In October 1924, a group of men assembled by Dr Ralph C. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, USA, forming a club “to afford practice and training in the art of public speaking and in presiding over meetings, and to promote sociability and good fellowship among its members.” The group took the name “Toastmasters.” Soon men in other communities and states asked for permission and help to start their own Toastmasters clubs. By 1930, a federation was necessary to coordinate activities of the many clubs and to provide a standard programme. When a speaking club in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, expressed interest in forming a Toastmasters club, the group became known as Toastmasters International.

History of Toastmasters in Qatar
In Doha, the first Toastmasters club started in 1996 followed by the second club in 1997. Ever since those early days, the Toastmasters movement in Qatar has seen an exponential growth. Presently there are 14 Toastmasters clubs in Qatar.

Humble Beginnings of ICC-ONE Toastmasters Club
On 22nd March 2003 a small group of men from Indian Cultural Center (ICC), led by Mr. M.I. Farid (Founder President, ICC-ONE Toastmasters Club), attended the first open meeting which culminated in the establishment of the ICC-ONE Toastmasters Club. Many of those present, are still active Toastmaster's today.