ADEN: Rahma Charity opened Idris School for girls in Yemen, Marib City, with a total cost of KD 330,000 donated through the Kuwait by Your Side campaign. Speaking to KUNA on Monday, CEO of Tawasul human development establishment, Raed Ibrahim, described the school as a two-story building with some 12 classrooms and facilities built over a 4,500 square meter land plot.

The project, overseen by Rahma International, holds a capacity of 1,000 students split in two periods, morning shift and night shift, he explained, adding that they are currently working on adding another floor to make room for more students. Education deputy minister Ali Al-Abab commended the humanitarian role of Kuwait, its active support, and sustainable projects. He stated that the school will provide great opportunities for young girls, whether refugees or hosting communities, to escape woes of illiteracy.

In another development, the Kuwait-based Direct Aid Society has conducted 400 eye surgeries for patients in Al-Makha city in the southern Yemeni governorate of Taiz. In a statement to KUNA on Sunday, the regional director for the Direct Aid office in Yemen, Ali Bteit, said the society conducted 400 glaucoma surgeries and lens implantation. The Kuwaiti society’s doctors also examined about 3,078 patients, and they distributed over a thousand awareness-raising brochures on eye disease prevention. — KUNA