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Qatar Charity (QC) has started implementing a project to provide drinking water to the poor in the Gaza Strip.
More than 3,000 families are expected to benefit from the project, which is being implemented in co-operation with Ghaith for Relief and Development.
It will take around eight months for the project to be implemented, at a cost of QR262,000.
Mohamed Abu Halloub, QC’s Office Director in the Gaza Strip, said the charity wants to alleviate the suffering of those who cannot afford good drinking water, and to prevent the spread of diseases caused by water pollution.
He said water projects are a top priority for QC since the Israeli attacks on Gaza have destroyed water networks.
The Gaza Strip’s aquifer is polluted and empty. People who can afford it buy filtered water, while the poor use the brackish water provided by the municipalities.
To help face this crisis, QC is implementing a project to filter rainwater and inject it into the aquifer.
The United Nations has warned of the worsening water situation in Gaza. According to a UN report, if conditions remain the same the situation in 2016 will be catastrophic.
The report stressed the need for desalination plants in Gaza.
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