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Direct Aid inaugurates USD 1.5 mln projects in E. Sudan

Direct Aid inaugurates USD 1.5 mln projects in East Sudan
Direct Aid inaugurates USD 1.5 mln projects in East Sudan
KHARTOUM, March 4 (KUNA) -- The Direct Aid society opened here on Wednesday a number of developmental projects in East Sudan in the framework of honoring pledges that were offered during the International Donors and Investors' Conference for East Sudan hosted by Kuwait in December 2010.
In a statement to KUNA, the society's Chairman Dr. Abdul Rahman Saleh Al-Muhailan said that the projects, totaling about USD 1.54 million, include building two dispensaries, schools, water stations in two areas in East Sudan.
These projects constitute the first phase of the society's aid totaling USD five million for developing East Sudan, he noted.
The opening ceremony was attended by a number of senior officials of the two areas as well as several leaders of Arab, and Islamic organizations specialized in voluntary work in Sudan.
The conference on East Sudan, hosted by Kuwait on 1-2 December, 2010, pledged up to USD 3.5 billion to the post-conflict reconstruction of the region, including USD 500 million from Kuwait. (end) hha.hm