Darfur mission accomplished: Qatar Charity

Web posted at: 7/29/2009 1:43:26
Source ::: By MOHAMMED SAEED 
A drinking water project in Quraidah area in Darfur funded by a Qatari philanthropist.
DOHA: Qatar Charity said in a statement yesterday that its mission in Darfur was accomplished after completing several projects of education, health and water that were launched in 2008.
The charity mission was supported by many rich and resourceful Qatari nationals, who have donated generously to Qatar Charity to set up drinking water facilities for people suffering in Darfur.
The projects were part of a number of projects worth over QR3.6m that the Charity is implementing in the war-ravaged zone aiming at alleviating of the suffering of thousands inhabitants.
Director of QC’s office in Sudan, Khaled Al Wakil, said that the Charity has completed important development projects and relief activities in Southern and Western provinces of Darfur.
“The projects included of digging and rehabilitating some artesian wells; building of sanitations; construction of schools; distribution of relief materials and school bags; sponsoring orphans and students; and financing of income generating projects. Hundreds of thousands the people benefited from the project,” said the Al Wakil.
As part of the Education projects, QC has opened elementary and preparatory schools in Niyala city. The two schools which opened in mid July will give shelter to more than 485 displaced students who were attending classes under trees.
The Charity has sponsored 40 University students including girls, who are pursuing higher education Khartoum.
The office has distributed school bags to 500 orphans. In a bid to reduce school drop out due to malnutrition and the ongoing conflict in remote areas, QC is providing lunch meal to students in their schools. 4,300 students are benefiting of the project, which has been implemented in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP).
As for water projects, QC have completed digging of 48 wells and maintenance of 60 others in South Darfur. The importance of water projects lies in providing pure drinking water to people. This also will decrease the death rate among the children who are afflicted by diseases which resulted from drinking polluted water.
The charity has also distributed 14 coolers in schools, health centres and training institutes.
Some 2,336 tonnes of food materials had been distributed to over 100,000 displaced people, the report said. THE