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ADEN: Khawla residential village built for the displaced Yemenis. – KUNA photos
ADEN: Khawla residential village built for the displaced Yemenis. – KUNA photos
Kuwait’s Zakat House builds residential village in Yemen
Direct-Aid Society distributes food baskets in south Yemen

ADEN: The Undersecretary of Marib Governorate, Abdrabbuh Muftah, inaugurated Sunday Khawla residential village, which consists of 53 units for the displaced and is funded by the Kuwaiti Zakat House, as part of the “Kuwait Next to You” campaign. In a press statement during the opening ceremony, the Yemeni official praised the humanitarian role of the government and people of Kuwait and its humanitarian interventions in supporting the displaced in Yemen.

He pointed out that the village includes all services, including a school, a health unit, a mosque, and a water well. He also expressed his thanks and appreciation to Kuwait for its constant support for the Yemeni people at various stages and circumstances, appreciating this generous humanitarian gesture from the Kuwaiti Zakat House in this holy month.

2,200 food baskets

In another development, Kuwait’s Direct-Aid Society launched on Sunday a campaign to distribute 2,200 food baskets to the needy in the governorates of Aden and Hadhramaut, south of Yemen. This campaign is part of the Kuwait is By Your Side relief aid campaign, which is entering its ninth year. The Direct-Aid regional manager in Yemen, Ali Batit, told KUNA that the campaign would provide food baskets to the needy, noting that there were around 15,000 Yemenis suffering from harsh conditions, disease, and other plights. He affirmed that the Direct-Aid Society would continue to work with local Yemeni entities to distribute aid, saying that the aid would reach all those in need. — KUNA

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