Qatar Charity, Qatar Red Crescent and the Organisation of the Islamic Dawa have signed a tripartite agreement for the establishment of a water plant in Sudan at a cost of about QR3mn, it was announced yesterday.
The agreement was signed by QC CEO Yousef bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, QRC secretary general Saleh al-Mohannadi, and OID director general and president Hammad Abdul Qadir al-Fadeni, at the QC headquarters in Doha.
The agreement comes in light of the desire of the three parties to make concerted efforts in order to solve the problems of drinking water in the targeted areas of Sudan and the project will utilise their collective expertise.
Each organisation has provided around QR960,000 and QC will implement the project according to the specifications set out in the project document.
Al-Fadeni said the agreement has brought together the three parties for the first time, embodying the depth of co-operation among them and reducing the workload which will lead to better results.
Al-Kuwari expressed his gratitude to the QRC and the OID for choosing QC as a partner for the project, saying that it proves their confidence in the organisation and their determination to continue and develop their co-operation.
“Qatar Charity with its considerable experience in humanitarian work will implement what has been agreed upon in a timely manner,” al-Kuwari added.
Al-Mohannadi said that the QRC always seeks co-operation with its partners in Qatar, particularly the QC and the OID, for the benefit of humanitarian work and philanthropy across the world. He added that he hopes the partnership will lead to success and the implementation of further projects.
The project involves the establishment of a water plant in the village of Saqadi in the locality of Al-Damer in the River Nile State, Sudan. The plant will directly benefit around 20,000 people who are suffering from the lack of availability of sources of drinking water.
The station will pump water from the Nile to tanks in the water treatment plant which will then be delivered and distributed through the network to 14 major villages. The project will begin in early October after the completion of the procedures and funding and will take 12 months to complete.
