Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has received a donation of over QR3mn from two Qatari sisters to fund a new development project to be implemented by the organisation.
While the elder sister donated QR2mn, the younger one gave QR1.1mn.
QRC secretary-general Saleh bin Ali al-Mohannadi commended the gesture from two members of the same family who were keen on supporting QRC’s humanitarian efforts and activities to support the vulnerable and the needy everywhere. He invited everyone to follow suit regardless of their location, colour, language or ethnicity.
“We are grateful for this donation from those respectable ladies, who opted for anonymity in pursuit of the great reward of undisclosed charity. By this gracious act, they have become a role model for Qatari women and society at large in benevolence and compassion. You become a better and more humane person when you make others happier,” he added.
The development project comprises two phases, the first of which involves building 70 family housing units for 460 people from the poorest families in Kondachchy, a village in Mannar district, northern Sri Lanka. It also involves constructing and furnishing four shops, a school and a mosque, as well as digging two artisan wells equipped with a 4,000-litre water tank and a solar-powered pump.
The second phase of the project involves building 44 family housing units for 264 people in the village of Erukkalampiddy, in addition to two fully-furnished shops.
The project will be executed in partnership with Serendib Foundation for Relief and Development, which also conducted a field survey to identify the beneficiaries of the project.
A QRC assessment and inspection team visited the location and selected the housing design based on an already-completed housing project that proved practical and comfortable for the inhabitants.
The Sri Lankan government has contributed the land on which the houses will be
constructed.
Planned to be completed in 12 months, the housing units will be in compliance with international and environmental standards. The components and material for execution will be bought from the local market, and execution will be done by local labour, to create more job opportunities and improve the economic conditions of the local community, building on the development and humanitarian
purposes of the project.
