Egypt’s first and oldest Mosque has received a plumbing upgrade. As part of a “Green Mosque” CSR initiative by the world’s leading provider of sanitary fittings, GROHE has included Egypt in their global WaterCare campaign.

 

In coordination with the Ministry of Islamic Affairs in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, GROHE replaced 43 mixers and 14 faucets in the Great Amr Ibn El As Mosque. This mosque was chosen because it is the first and oldest mosque built in Egypt. It is considered to be the “Taj al-Jawamie,” or “Crown of Mosques.”

 

The mixers and faucets in the Great Amr Ibn El As Mosque’s ablution rooms were replaced with new GROHE products. The new fittings, with adjustable flow limiters, were set to minimize water wastage during the ritual washing. In the central courtyard area of the historical mosque, new fittings were also installed for increased access to water.

 

GROHE representatives then provided technical training to the mosque’s facilities team on setting up and using the new mixers. Both GROHE and the mosque management set up a schedule for monitoring the water meters inside the mosque for tracking the installation’s success.

 

The Amr Ibn El As mosque is the first in Egypt to benefit from GROHE’s ongoing ‘Green Mosque’ initiative. The installation of the advanced faucets will aid in reducing water consumption and provide worshippers with easy to use facilities whilst performing ablution, and hopefully reducing the water footprint of in Egypt.

 

The “Green Mosque” project is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of GROHE, which was developed as part of GROHE’s global WaterCare conservation program to increase water conservation practices in the region. The motto of GROHE WaterCare campaign is, “The more you save, the more you enjoy.”

 

 

PHOTO: Amr Ibn Al As Mosque, Cairo, Egypt.

CREDIT: Flickr.