In the last few years, Jeddah-based International Islamic Relief Organization Saudi Arabia (IIROSA) dug 5745 wells in 37 countries in Asia and Africa, and more than two million persons in the villages and rural areas of these countries are benefiting from these wells. Thanks to Allah Almighty , the fallow lands have been turned into green meadows which produce various crops, and fresh water has been available for villagers who used to drink badly polluted water, said IIRO's secretary general Dr Adnan Basha noting that IIROSA has dug 4014 wells in 15 Asian countries and 1731 wells in 22 African countries. Dr Basha said the countries which have benefited from these wells in Asia include Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Jordan, Philippines, India, Yemen, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Kurdistan, Kashmir and Lebanon. As regards the countries which have benefited from them in Africa, they include Ethiopia, Eritrea, Central Africa, Senegal, Sudan, Somalia, Cameroon, Niger, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Chad, Tanzania, Gambia, Djibouti, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, GuineaConakry, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania and Nigeria.
