Qatar Red Crescent Society Delegation Inspects Humanitarian Operations In Mali

6/26/2023 3:01:12 AM

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doha, qatar: qatar red crescent society (qrcs) has deployed a field assessment delegation to inspect its ongoing humanitarian operations in mali.
co-implemented with mali red cross, the projects cover water, sanitation, livelihood, and health care sectors, with a total budget of $1,986,678. the delegation comprised monitoring and assessment expert rushdi bamasood and head of qrcs's representation office in niger rachid al krouty.
they met with ambassador of qatar to mali h e ahmed bin abdulrahman al sunaidi. he was briefed on the progress of qrcs's projects in the country, and he congratulated the team for opening qrcs's niger office.
the first project inspected by the delegation was the health infrastructure support project, which involves building and equipping five new health centres, equipping and furnishing 10 existing health centres, and developing the capacity of the nurse training institute, at a cost of $838,467.
this project targets about 150,000 people at areas lacking health services in bamako and koulikoro. so far, it has been 80% complete, with the construction works for the new health centres and supply of equipment are in progress.
the second project is a water and sanitation project for health centres and neighbouring villages in bamako and koulikoro. costing $500,695, it involves drilling five boreholes and implementing an awareness-raising programme for a total of 3,500 beneficiaries in poor villages.
the accomplishment rate of this project is 85%, with the boreholes dug, tanks installed, and other finishings being conducted.
the third project is aimed at supporting poor families with funding to launch income-generating small enterprises, at a cost of $188,194. under the project, 64 productive enterprises were established for the benefit of 5,049 poor people in koulikoro.
being 100% complete, the results included seven cow breeding projects (10 heads per project), 10 goat breeding projects (30 heads per project), nine sheep breeding projects (30 heads per project), 12 agricultural projects for 12 farmer communities, three solar-power mobile charging projects in remote villages, five shops, 14 handicraft projects, and four cart transportation projects.

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