RIYADH: Saudi aid agency, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), has signed a cooperation agreement with the Saudi Centre for Culture and Heritage to establish and operate Riyadh School Al-Namudhajiyah in Deir Al-Balah in the Gaza Strip.
The agreement was signed via videoconference by KSrelief Assistant Supervisor General for Operations and Programs Eng. Ahmed Al-Baiz and Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage Chairman Dr Essam Abu Khalil, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday.
The project aims to help restore basic education for children affected by the war in Gaza by establishing an equipped school for 720 boys and girls from Grades 1 to 6. The school will operate in two daily shifts to accommodate prevailing conditions in the Strip.
مركز الملك سلمان للإغاثة يوقّع اتفاقية تعاون مشترك لإنشاء وتشغيل مدرسة الرياض النموذجية في قطاع غزة.
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The initiative includes furnishing the school and developing its operational and technical infrastructure, including classrooms, educational materials, water and sanitation facilities, solar power, internet, ventilation, and surveillance systems. Renovation work will also be carried out as part of the project.
The agreement forms part of KSrelief’s efforts to support education in crisis-affected areas and provide children in Gaza with a safe and sustainable learning environment.
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KSrelief also signed a cooperation agreement with the Muslim Community of Albania via videoconference to implement an orphan support and care project in Albania.
Under the project, orphans will receive $72 in monthly financial assistance, along with winter clothing and school supplies. The project will also provide psychological and social support and organise weekly meetings on good conduct and behaviour, during which payments will be distributed.
The initiative aims to support orphaned children and assist vulnerable groups and their families across Albania. It will benefit 500 orphans in 20 municipalities.
