Qatar Charity (QC) has implemented a number of water projects in Mali.
The projects include several wells in Mopti, an area around 650km from the capital, in addition to wells in the villages of Sirmaloy, Dan and Cumbuco - providing access to safe drinking water to 450 families at a cost of around QR50,000.
The projects benefit the poorest people from the most marginalised areas and those which suffer from lack of potable water, and involve the digging of wells with a depth ranging between 18m and 25m, providing over five cubic metres of water per hour and benefiting 450 families, for whom lack of clean drinking water has led to the prevalence of diseases.
These projects will contribute to reducing the spread of diseases and epidemics spread by non-potable water and run in tandem with an awareness campaign that aims to improve health awareness and highlight the importance of water and its impact on health. The introduction of clean drinking water in the region is expected to represent an important shift in the health status of the population.
The projects were delivered in the presence of a large gathering of people, including local religious figures, the governor of the region, the head of the village, the imam of the mosque, president of women’s societies and a large number of beneficiaries.
The attendees expressed joy at the execution of the project, saying they appreciated the leading role played by QC in alleviating the suffering of citizens and particularly praised its water projects.
In his speech, the governor said the projects have provided drinking water for villages characterised by years of drought and thirst.
Over the recent period, QC has implemented a variety of projects in Mali, including a mosque, clinics and wells, benefiting 15,000 people from several villages.
The mosque was built in the village of Otabogo in Koulikoro and benefited the entire population, comprising around 1,600 people. The clinic was in the village of Tibana, also in Koulikoro, benefiting 12,000 people, and artesian wells were drilled in the village of Connie Babogo in Dogoduma, providing drinking water for 450 families at a total amount of approximately QR175,000, benefiting around 15,000 people who were in desperate need of these services.
QC also carried out a number of other projects in the areas of economic empowerment and provision of potable water, benefiting thousands of the neediest people in the country.
These projects were opened by Jassim Abdullah Jassim, adviser and representative of QC’s CEO, during a field visit to Mali where he was briefed on the activities of the QC field office in the implementation of income-generating projects such as the ownership of sheep and sewing machines and the drilling of artesian wells.
QC also opened a school and a mosque in the Nagba Cordora area and is currently implementing a number of development and cultural projects for the benefit of the poor people of Mali.
The Qatar Charity projects will help provide access to safe drinking water to a large number of families.
