In Africa where there is a severe drought, first stations of relief program were Niger, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia
IHH Secretary General of IHH, Ayhan Kucuk, and IHH relief teams began their distribution of aid to those countries most affected by the severe drought, such as Niger, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. Niger is, one of the countries most affected by the drought:
· Hospitals were visited and aid materials were distributed.
· Laid the foundation of a canal of 1800 meters for the diversion of a river.
· Calves were purchased and distributed to 300 farm-families living in rural areas.
· Gave support to various educational foundations in the country.
In hospitals and orphanages in Niamey, feasibility studies were conducted for the relief projects.
Burkina Faso, another country affected by the drought:
· Some educational foundations were visited and aid packets full of school materials were distributed along with visits to educational centers and madrasahs in capital city Ouagadougou and in neighboring areas.
· We laid the foundation of a school, a maternity hospital and new water wells.
· Food was distributed in the rural area of Tans Baugu.
· Money was given for the annual expenditure of 30 orphaned children.
Our teams built 4,000 kms of new roads, which the inhabitants of the area enthusiastically showed their appreciation. IHH press secretary Osman Atalay met with the IHH teams who are working in Ethiopia and saw first hand the distribution of aid and the first work on a water-well project in that area.
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