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Sudan: Darfur rehabilitation and development plans to establish 670 model villages

Khartoum, Oct. 14 (SUNA) - Darfur Rehabilitation and Development Fund is targeting establishment of 670 villages in Darfur during a period of three years, with the capacity of around 300

  • 600 housing units, besides other basic services' utilities. The supplementary utilities include basic level education schools for bys and girls, medical clinics, water and electricity stations, markets, mosques, Civil Defence centres, kindergartens. The strategy mapped out by Darfur Rehabilitation and development Centre aims for re-settlement of 1.5 million people at the proposed model villages. The proposed villages are due to be set up at the same places former burned villages. MO/MO