Published: 10 Jun 2024
A total of 3,672 residential apartments constructed
Qatar News Agency
Doha
The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) announced that the total number of construction projects it has implemented in collaboration with several of its partners in Turkiye and northern Syria is 13 entire villages, with a total of 3,672 residential apartments.
It added that last year alone, it built four villages, whereas this year, it managed to build the Katara residential village.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the QRCS said that work is currently underway to construct two more villages, including all of their utilities and infrastructure, such as those related to water, electricity, sanitation, roads, parks, and other facilities.
The statement underscored the Humanity First residential village which was inaugurated recently, built by the QRCS in collaboration with Turkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), part of a series of such villages built in northern Syria with the aim of providing Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) living in makeshift tents sustainable homes that provide them with safety, dignity, and privacy.
The statement indicated that since 2011, the QRCS has allocated over QR 387 million to housing projects, benefiting approximately 15 million beneficiaries in 43 countries around the world.
It added that last year, the QRCS implemented 20 projects in the shelter and non-food item sector, with a cost of QR 45,345,315 for the benefit of 753,395 people in Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Niger, Bangladesh, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq.
As for 2024, the QRCS is working on 9 projects with a total cost of QR 37,498,000 to accommodate 21,420 beneficiaries in 6 countries: Palestine (Gaza Strip), Syria, Yemen, Niger, Somalia, and Afghanistan.
