(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Report by Ahmad Sanad
KUWAIT, Sept 14 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's institutions and humanitarian agencies continued to provide relief assistance to Arab and African countries over the past week.
In this regard, Kuwait inaugurated schools in Tunisia's inner provinces of Qairawan, Mahdia and Siliana that had been rebuilt with Kuwaiti funding as part of a restoration project.
Upon the occasion, Kuwaiti Ambassador to Tunisia Ali al-Dhafiri said the project included restoration and maintenance of schools, and equipping the buildings with latest technology, which positively affects the educational process The first phase of the venture was funded by the Foreign Assistance Committee in the Kuwaiti Cabinet, in coordination with the Tunisian Ministry of Education, while other Kuwaiti donors would co-finance the second stage, he explained.
In Kenya, Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) on Thursday launched a project to restore water supply systems and wells in Garissa town, in cooperation with Kenya Red Cross.
In a statement, KRCS's envoy to Kenya, Dr. Musaed Al-Enezi, said the project aims at supporting more than 17,000 people in areas affected by drought.
As part of the project, two wells, one of a 55-meter depth and the other of a 150-m depth, were drilled. The wells were equipped with pumps powered by solar energy, he noted.
The project also included rehabilitation of a flood-damaged water supply system in Qarashi.
Kuwait's donation aims to provide sustainable sources of safe water to people in the region and neighboring areas who suffer from recurrent natural disasters, Al-Enezi added.
Meanwhile, Kuwait's efforts to support people with disabilities have won experts' approval of the International Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as declared by Jamal Al-Ghunaim, Kuwait's permanent delegate to the UN in Geneva, in remarks to KUNA at conclusion of meetings of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
The committee members also reviewed Kuwait's compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The experts presented a positive evaluation of Kuwait's report, which confirmed Kuwait's keenness on rights of people with disabilities, he noted.
Al-Ghunaim also says Kuwait spares no efforts to grant full rights for the disabled people in diverse fields including education, health and services. (more) as.nhq
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