By Arwa Al-Wgayyan
KUWAIT, Nov 5 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Al-Salam Humanitarian and Charity Society Director General Dr. Nabil Al-Oun has underscored significance of launching Al-Salam charitable compound in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan, to provide humanitarian services for Muslims there as part of current "Al-Khair" convoy 38. He added in remarks to KUNA on Sunday that the society started constructing this facility last year, explaining that it would secure educational and professional training for the orphans in particular. Three floors will accomodate 420 orphans with full time residency in addition to 720 with partime stay, he said.
The compound includes two schools, Holy Qur'an memorization centers, mosques, a tailoring center, a central market and a playing field, he said.
The society also built 35 widows' houses, an automatic bakery, 15 mosques, five Holy Qur'an memorization centers, and five water projects serving thousands of people in need, Al-Oun added.
The society workers and volunteers also distributed tons of coal to poor families and widows to help them face extremely harsh and cold winter, during which temperature drops lower than 45 degress, he said.
A delegation from Al-Salam Society also visited cancer and burns hospitals offering medications, sheets, blankets, detergents and medical equipment. (end) aks.aas.lb