(MENAFN- The Peninsula) A new initiative by Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) will soon provide clean drinking water to 120,000 people in Gaza.
QRC has signed a memorandum of understanding with American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) to start a project to deliver drinking water to several districts of the Gaza city to alleviate suffering of 120,000 people facing difficulty finding water in eastern Gaza.
The $561,000 (QR2m) project will start by the end of the month. QRC will dig a well and establish a main pipeline connecting to the beneficiary area spread over 2sqm.
ANERA will install connections between the pipeline and households during the eight-month project.
Saleh bin Ali Al Mohannadi, Secretary-General, QRC, welcomed new partnership with ANERA, which will lay the foundation for joint work for the Palestinian people in Gaza, reflecting positively on their living standards.
"QRC has on top of its priorities the service of Gaza people, who live in severe humanitarian conditions.
"We try to fulfil their basic needs of healthcare, education, shelter, water, and sanitation.
"Since the war on Gaza last summer, we have funded and implemented water and sanitation projects for nearly 200,000 people," Al Mohannadi said.
William Corcoran, President and CEO, ANERA, said, "We are proud of the project, which is the first step in our work with QRC to serve thousands of men, women, and children in Gaza who deserve to receive clean drinking water in the face of everyday challenges suffered by them."
Incorporated in 1968 to help ease suffering of Palestinian refugees after the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, ANERA is a non-political, non-religious entity and one of the largest American non-profit working in the Middle East for 47 years. It advances the well-being of people in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, and Jordan.
Through partnerships and consultation with local groups and communities, it responds to economic, health and educational needs with sustainable solutions and delivers humanitarian aid during emergencies.
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