Guyanese business tycoon, Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed has extended his generosity to Yemen, Western Asia with the construction of a well to provide clean water to over 3000 residents in underdeveloped regions.
Despite major setbacks with the construction, the well was finally completed and is now serving clean water to hundreds of families in the Al-Drija region and surrounding villages.
The newly constructed well that was funded by businessman, Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed
The targeted area is remote and needs proper infrastructure.
However, the construction was done through the International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) out of Canada. Over the past two years, Yemen has seen a lot of high conflict which has only been exasperated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, the IDRF worked with local partners on the ground who assisted in the assessment needs of each region before building a water well.
Across Yemen, an estimated 20.5 million people are in need of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) resources with an estimated 11.2 million in acute need of safe and clean water for consumption.
Across the country, millions of households and individuals are severely affected by preventable water and sanitation-related diseases. As such, the IDRF is committed to providing sustainable relief to vulnerable regions in the world.
The Yemeni health system is operating under extreme pressure due to ongoing problems such as the cholera outbreak, and poor hygiene conditions leading to greater cases of Dengue fever and Malaria throughout the region.
Instability in Hadhramaut has caused greater fragmentation in the already increasingly fragile region. The current situation has, unfortunately, pushed resources to the brink of collapse leading to the re-emergence of preventable water and sanitation-related diseases.
“With your act of generosity, thousands of people and their families will now have access to clean, potable water which will in turn support the hygiene and nutrition of the Yemeni people,” the IDRF in a letter to Mohamed highlighted.
With the building of the well, it provides safety for women, girls, and other school-age children. In the past, young girls and women were mostly responsible for fetching water from nearby wells some 2-5 kilometers from their villages.
This has not only resulted in a physical toll but also exposed them to potentially dangerous situations. Further, with the availability of water through the generosity of Mohamed, it will also assist in several agricultural products including livestock.
