As temperatures across Qatar continue to soar (reaching 44C today), some local residents are hoping to take the edge off the heat for construction workers and others who work outside.
For the past month, workers near the Chamber of Commerce at Muntazah signal off of C-Ring Road have been enjoying free refreshments left by a Qatari family in a refrigerator outside their house.
Qatar’s midday summer work ban does not begin for another week, so many workers said they are especially grateful to have access to free cold water, laban and juice.
A photo of the fridge was published in today’sPeninsula, sparking widespread admiration of the idea.
During a visit to the house today, Doha Newsspoke to resident Ali Al Haidar, 14, who explained how the project came about: “It was my Dad’s idea. He saw a picture of a man in Saudi Arabia who had placed a fridge outside his house, and decided to do the same here.”
The refrigerator has been running since early May, he added.
Ali said he and his siblings, or the family’s drivers, replenish the items twice a day – between 8 and 9am, and between 2 to 3pm. In addition to the beverages, yogurt and bread are also often provided.
The move has been welcomed by workers in the vicinity. Speaking to Doha News, Jeebachha Mandal, a Nepalese laborer who works 10 hour-shifts half a block away, said: “It’s great that they have done this. We really like it, and there are a lot of people who stop by to take things.”
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