Kuwait Charity In Africa
KUWAIT, (KUNA) — Visiting a location for Kuwaiti charitable work in Benin in Africa, Kuwait’s ambassador to that country Faisal Al-Musaileem expressed his delight at Kuwait’s humanitarian assistance to the needy worldwide.
The visit was to the Al-Safwa center, which is affiliated with the Kuwaiti charity known as Direct Aid, said a statement issued by Kuwait’s embassy in Benin, a copy of which was obtained by KUNA.
The ambassador toured the center which boasts a dormitory for orphans, a school house, a mosque, a library, a clinic, and playgrounds.
He expressed gratitude to all Kuwaiti charities that extend a helping hand to the needy everywhere, especially children that need the basic necessities of life, such as housing, education, and medical care.
In a country in which nearly 20 per cent of the population are undernourished, life becomes a daily struggle for those who find themselves on the lowest rungs of the socioeconomic ladder. Benin remains one of the continent’s poorest nations: 72 per cent of its population live in poverty, struggling to make ends meet.
Besides HIV/AIDS, other pressing public health concerns include infectious diseases such as hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria and yellow fever. Thousands of people still die from diseases that could easily be treated in Western nations.
Poverty in Benin is predominantly a rural phenomenon: in rural areas, only 4 per cent have access to sanitation facilities. Access to drinking water is also scarce in the countryside, where 31 per cent have to use water from unimproved sources.
In 2010, Benin experienced one of the worst floods in the country’s history. Thousands of people were forced to leave their houses. Many schools and public buildings were either partially or completely destroyed and most crops were also ruined, worsening the food situation, which had already been critical before the floods.
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