Kuwaiti charity lays foundation stone of two villages in Yemen‏‏

The delegation of Kuwait's Najat Charity laid on Saturday the foundation stone of a project to build two Kuwait-funded villages in Taiz governorate، southwest Yemen، as part of the eight-year long "Kuwait beside You" campaign، Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.

Eng. Abdullah Al-Shehab، head of Al-Najat's programmes and projects section، stated that the first stage of the project calls for the construction of 25 dwelling units، including 10 units in Al-Jare village، Dhubab district، which overlooks the southern side of the Red Sea.

According to Al-Shehab، the first phase will see the construction of 15 units in Al-Zahari village، Al-Mocha district، Taiz governorate.

Eng. Al-Shehab noted that the housing project aims to build a total of 80 housing units، including 30 in Al-Jare and 50 in Al-Zahari، over a total area of 225 sq. km.

He expressed confidence that the project will alleviate the suffering of orphans and families impoverished by the conflict in Yemen.

In conjunction with Yemen's Yanabia Al-Khair Charity، the construction work has begun، he continued.

The group led by Al-Najat، which also included Abdullah Matar and Abdullah Mohammad Ba-Zyad، visited the educational and medical complex being constructed in the south Yemeni province of Lahij.