USAID funds a waste removal project in Tal El Sultan (Gaza)
Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Date: 12 Jan 2007
USAID funds a waste removal project in Tal El Sultan
Tal El Sultan, Gaza Strip - The United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) is assisting in the removal of a
hazardous solid waste dump in Tal El Sultan neighborhood in Rafah.
Through this $25,000 emergency assistance program, USAID is
responding to a serious health threat to the residents of Tal El
Sultan. The cleanup, which started on December 19, will improve the
environment and quality of life for 30,000 people.
The Tal El Sultan waste removal project is part of USAID's $28.2
million emergency assistance program, Rafeed. This program enables
USAID to respond promptly to the immediate humanitarian and emergency
needs of the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza.
Since 1993, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have received more
than $1.7 billion in U.S. economic assistance via USAID projects to
combat poverty, improve health and education, create jobs and promote
good governance.