The commander of UNIFIL's eastern sector, General Melchor Jesús Marín Elvira, opened the solar energy project at the Prophet Ibrahim Charity in Khiam, under the patronage and in the presence of the head of Khiam municipality Haj Adnan Alayan, the institution's director Ahmad Attiyeh, the general responsible for UNIFIL's eastern sector, a number of officers and soldiers of the Spanish battalion, and educational, social, health, municipal, local, military and security figures.
The curtain was drawn from the commemorative plaque of the solar energy project at a ceremony that opened with a welcoming word from the institution's director, in which he spoke about “humanitarian service, giving and support through the joining of efforts for the continuity of the educational and care institutions that provide care, embrace and a safe environment for their children”.
After that came a welcoming segment by a group of the charity's children and a theatrical scene by children from Issa Ibn Maryam Secondary School, then a word by the head of the municipality in which he affirmed “the educational institutions' need for support in every field so that they may carry on providing services”.
Then came a word from General Elvira, in which he thanked the children for their welcome and commended the institution's role in caring for orphans, promising more assistance within the available means.
The ceremony concluded with the signing of the project handover, then the presentation of a shield and an artwork to General Elvira, followed by a cocktail reception.
