(MENAFN- The Peninsula) DOHA: The Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) received a donation of over QR3m from two Qatari sisters to fund one of its new humanitarian projects.
The elder sister donated QR2m and the younger one donated QR1.1m.
QRC Secretary-General Saleh bin Ali Al Mohannadi praised the generous move from two members of the family and urged others to follow suit.
"We are grateful for this donation from these respectable ladies, who opted for anonymity in pursuit of the great reward of undisclosed charity. By this gracious act, they became a role model for Qatari women and society at large in benevolence and compassion," he said.
The project comprises two phases. The first involves building 70 family housing units for 460 people of the poorest families in Kondachchy, a village in the Mannar District in 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 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 conducted a survey to identify beneficiaries.
A QRC assessment and inspection team visited the location and selected the housing design based on a completed housing project that proved practical and comfortable for inhabitants.
The Sri Lankan government has provided land where the houses will be built.
Planned to be completed in 12 months, the housing units will be in compliance with international and environmental standards.
Components and materials will be purchased from the local market, and execution will be done by local labour to create more job opportunities and improve the economic conditions of local community, QRC said in a statement.
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