As part of its ongoing humanitarian efforts to support the people of the Gaza Strip, Namaa Charity of the Social Reform Society confirmed its continuation of implementing the "Water Supply" campaign that it launched to provide potable water to the people of Gaza, especially in the areas most affected by the conflict.
In this regard, the Head of the Financial Resources and Development Sector at Namaa Charity, Walid Al-Bassam, stated: In light of the worsening humanitarian crisis facing the people of the Gaza Strip, we at Namaa Charity see that providing potable water has become an urgent necessity. We are committed to alleviating the suffering of the people by implementing rapid water projects, such as distributing 300 water tankers in the north and south of the Strip, each of which is sufficient to meet the needs of more than 250 families, or about 1,000 people.
Al-Bassam added: We realize that water has become a matter of life and death in Gaza, due to the occupation's policies that use water as a weapon for blackmail and forced displacement; therefore, we work on the ground to provide the people with their minimum basic needs, and we seek to find sustainable solutions to this crisis.
Al-Bassam stressed that according to statements by officials, Gaza is currently facing a major thirst crisis, as the percentage of available water has decreased to 10-20% of what it was before the aggression in the central and southern governorates, while it is almost non-existent in the northern governorates of the Strip.
Al-Bassam pointed out that this catastrophic water situation requires urgent action in light of the worsening cases of drought, famine, and death resulting from it, and the high rates of serious diseases and epidemics due to citizens being forced to drink salty and polluted water, and as a result of the leakage and flow of wastewater into populated areas and displaced persons shelters due to the lack of sanitation services.
Al-Bassam concluded his statement by calling on donors to support the "Water Supply" campaign, which participates in the efforts of Namaa Charity to secure drinking water for the residents of Gaza, and stressed that Namaa Charity will continue its work in providing support and assistance to affected communities in Gaza, to ensure a decent life for them in light of these harsh conditions.
