Funded by the General Authority of Endowments, Kuwait
The General Secretariat of Awqaf in the State of Kuwait handed over through the Office of Direct Aid in Yemen the fifth-fifth water project in the Adin branch directorate to the local authorities in Ibb governorate, which benefits 11,500 people.
The Director of the Direct Aid Office in Yemen, Maali Al-Asousi, said that the Al-Khamas Water Project is one of the large, strategic and development water projects that were implemented by Direct Aid in Yemen recently with funding from the Kuwaiti Endowments, pointing out that the aid is one of the first organizations to interfere with a strategic water project in the isolation of Al-Khams Branch Branch Aden.
She added that this project will have positive effects on three sectors (health, education, development) in the isolation of the fifth, which is characterized as one of the very rugged mountainous areas, and its population falls below the poverty line and there are no safe water sources for drinking in light of the frightening rise in the price of water repudiation in The region and the lack of income for the people
In turn, the project engineer Ahmed Wahab explained that the project will serve (22) villages inhabited by (11,500) people and implemented in partnership with the General Authority for Rural Water Projects and its branch in Ibb Governorate and in coordination with the local authority and the Office of Planning and International Cooperation in the province
Turning to the project components that included the construction of a pumping room above the well and a stage pumping room, the supply, installation and operation of a vertical pumping unit with all its accessories, the supply, installation and operation of a horizontal unit with all its accessories, the construction of two concrete tanks capacity of 100 and 200 cubic meters, the supply and installation of galvanized iron pipes of different diameters With all the accessories for the pumping line and the liquefaction line, supplying and installing a sub-network of houses, with a length of (49.700) linear meters and installation of home meters as well as building the headquarters of the Water Users Association
Al-Asousi appreciated the generous support provided by the General Authority of Endowments in the State of Kuwait to implement sustainable humanitarian and development projects in Yemen, expressing its aspiration for more cooperation and support in the future
She talked about the impact of water on the educational sector, as obtaining clean water will contribute to girls enrolling in schools instead of searching for water for long distances and wasting most of the time in that, as well as contribute to providing food, which will positively affect the physical structure of children and help them participate and attend in schools
She pointed to the positive effects of water projects on the health and development sectors, where the provision of clean and sufficient water and sanitation services leads to a flourishing side and a reduction in the spread of diseases, which in turn will save the health sector billions of riyals in treatment expenses.
According to international organizations, more than 16 million Yemenis need humanitarian assistance to provide or maintain access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation and hygiene facilities, including 11.6 million people in urgent need.
It is worth noting that Direct Aid Society has been working in Africa since 1981 and has 31 branches, and seeks to focus on several aspects, the most important of which are health, water, fighting poverty, developing human competencies, and creating a spirit of cooperation and creativity
Direct Aid is represented by its offices in African countries and Yemen is a member of the United Nations humanitarian blocs: the Food Security and Livelihood Improvement Bloc – the World Food Program, the Water and Sanitation Block – UNICEF, the Nutrition Cluster – UNICEF, the Health Bloc – the World Health Organization, Logistics Cluster (Human Aviation Service) – World Food Program.