King Salman Humanitarian Aid Center Signs $2.5 Million Agreement to Support Rohingya Refugees
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid Center signed a $2.5 million agreement with IOM to provide safe water and sanitation services for Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center today signed a joint cooperation agreement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations to implement a project providing safe and sustainable water and sanitation services for Rohingya refugees residing in the Cox's Bazar camps in the People's Republic of Bangladesh, valued at $2,500,000 USD.
The agreement was signed at the center's headquarters in Riyadh, with the center represented by Assistant Supervisor General for Operations and Programs, Engineer Ahmed bin Ali Al-Beez, and the IOM represented by the Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Othman Fouad Al-Belbisi.
The agreement includes a comprehensive package of projects, most notably the improvement of 10 water networks, upgrading solar energy systems, and developing a laboratory to monitor water and wastewater quality with modern equipment, including biological oxygen demand meters and automatic digestion reactors.
In the field of sanitation management, the agreement includes the installation of 6 new decentralized wastewater treatment systems, the renovation of 34 existing systems, the creation of 7 sludge transport networks, the rehabilitation of approximately 240 inclusive-designed toilets, and the establishment of a plastic recycling plant to process various types of plastic waste into durable products such as paving tiles and manhole covers.
The agreement also covers the rehabilitation of 896 tube wells, the installation of 100 handwashing stations, the distribution of 45,000 water containers, 23,400 color-coded waste bins, and 65,000 personal hygiene management kits, in addition to building the capacities of staff and community members in four key areas: water management, quality monitoring, sludge management, and solid waste management.
The project directly benefits 206,624 refugees and indirectly benefits 9,542 refugees. This initiative is part of the humanitarian efforts provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center to ensure a dignified life for refugees and those affected worldwide.