Qatar Red Crescent Society’s (QRCS) representation office in Yemen has launched a project to construct 86 homes for disaster-affected families in Taiz, at a cost of QR821,502.
Safe, well-designed, and high-quality 27.41sqm bhk homes will be provided to encourage displaced families to return to their home village of Al-Afirah, Al-Sharajah ‘Uzlah.
During the inauguration ceremony, Fares Al-Maliki, director-general of Jabal Habashi District, emphasised the importance of such projects in the return of internally displaced people (IDPS) and restoration of normal life.
The home construction project, funded by QRCS, targets the most vulnerable families, including victims of war and flash floods.
“Many homes in the area were destroyed due to the clashes, and until today, hundreds of families have been unable to return due to that devastation. This project will alleviate the suffering of returnees,” said Mohamed Bajash, head of the community committees, as he thanked QRCS and urged for more support in shelter, food, water, and other areas.
During the inspection of the project site, engineer Ahmed Hassan al-Sharaji, head of QRCS’ office in Yemen, said: “This project will help rebuild the communities affected by conflict and disasters, meet their basic needs, enhance their sense of social and mental peace, and protect them against extreme weather conditions”.
QRCS plans to launch five shelter projects for the benefit of more than 5,100 IDPs in Yemen, Niger, Sudan, and Bangladesh, at a total cost of QR9,137,000.
In 2024, QRCS implemented 45 shelter and nonfood items projects, worth QR59,425,469, benefitting 461,265 people in 16 countries (Jordan, Iraq, Turkiye, Syria, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Palestine, Sudan, Niger, Somalia, Yemen, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kyrgyzstan).
