"Dubai Charity" A package of sustainable development projects is being implemented in Benin and Togo
Dubai, June 29 / WAM / The Dubai Charitable Society is implementing a wide range of sustainable development projects in the Republics of Benin and Togo, some of which have been completed, while the rest are being completed.
In the Republic of Benin, the projects included the construction of 787 mosques, 7 residential complexes, 46 centers for memorizing the Qur’an, 27 facilities and initiatives to support education, in addition to digging 68 wells, establishing 9 clinics, and 26 health projects, in addition to launching 31 projects for productive families, 850 initiatives to reduce poverty, 48 mosque endowments, and 5 projects for people of determination.
In the Republic of Togo, the work included building an integrated model village “which includes 80 houses, a mosque, a school, two wells, a Qur’an memorization center, and 8 endowment shops,” in addition to the construction of 52 mosques, 18 wells, an orphanage, and 5 housing for the poor.
These efforts were integrated by implementing 39 projects for productive families, 147 initiatives to combat poverty, 198 mosque endowments, and two projects for people of determination, in addition to 8 educational projects and 18 health support initiatives.
In this regard, the association’s delegation concluded a visit to the two countries, which included inspection tours and direct meetings with the beneficiaries to assess their basic needs in several regions in Benin, including Portonovo, Clavi, Cotonou, and Saketé, in addition to the regions of Adokobe, Delphi, Jabeli, Kebele, Kabuto, and others in Togo.
His Excellency Ahmed Al Suwaidi, Executive Director of the Association, confirmed that the visit reinforces the Association’s commitment to ensuring that donations reach those entitled to them with the highest efficiency. He expressed his pride in the results of the field evaluation and the significant impact of the efforts of philanthropists, which was embodied in transforming mosques and schools into beacons of knowledge and the wells’ contribution to ending the suffering of thousands of families from water scarcity.
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