JEDDAH, 24 June 2005 — The wife of Makkah Governor Prince Abdul Majeed and president of the Higher Female Committee for Human and Social Services, Princess Sara, praised Crown Prince Abdullah’s initiative to fight poverty and establish homes for the poor.
Princess Sara said that Prince Abdullah’s order to allot SR2 billion from the national budget to establish homes for the poor and fulfill their needs shows his care for the people of Saudi Arabia.
Princess Sara said that the committee accomplished some achievements in the field of fighting poverty and establishing homes for the poor. She said that the committee spent more than SR165 million, most of it on fighting poverty, establishing homes and supporting the main social and health infrastructure for limited income people.
She said that the committee established the first village for the poor and transformed that community, which lacked basic needs, into a unique one that provides all the necessary needs for the poor.
Princess Sara reviewed the accomplishments of the committee, saying that the committee continued building more than 400 homes for the poor, with all the services of water, electricity and sewerage system. The new village will serve more than 480 poor families, or more than 3,000 individuals. Residents of the village thanked the efforts undertaken by Princess Sara.
