Arab News, Monday, Aug 31, 2020 | Muharram 12, 1442
Deal signed to empower Yemeni women
Saudi Arabia:
A deal has been signed to empower women in Yemen and develop their role in the
economy, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The joint cooperation memorandum was signed on Sunday between the Saudi
Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) and the Marib Girls
Foundation.
It was co-signed by the general supervisor of SDRPY, Mohammed Al-Jaber, and the
foundation’s chairwoman, Yasmin Al-QadhiAl-Qadhi commented on the impact
achieved through cooperation in the economic field as well as through the
agreement, which would motivate women to be creative and innovative in
implementing and leading small projects and become entrepreneurs over time.
She said that the agreement had several aspects that strengthened the role of
women in society such as supporting startups and preparing entrepreneurial
women, fulfilling women’s talent, honoring female figures, and drawing the
attention of decision-makers toward integrating the concept of women’s economic
empowerment into the educational system.
Al-Qadhi hailed the important and vital role led by the general supervisor of
the SDRPY to support Yemeni women in the labor market. She said that this
reflected the Kingdom’s desire for the recovery of Yemen and its economy,
especially through establishing such a program to take on this task.
Al-Jaber said that the agreement was the first to be signed between the SDRPY
and a development foundation headed by a Yemeni woman, whether in Marib or
elsewhere in the country, that was responsible for the economic empowerment of
women, youth empowerment, and strengthening their potential.
A business incubator that was prepared in Marib will be a model for everything
that can be done to empower girls and youth in the area and it will positively
reflect on the rest of Yemen’s governorates, according to Al-Jaber.
He also said that development support in Marib covered all areas, including the
health sector.
“Several hospitals have been equipped by securing the clinics’ needs of devices,
ambulances, and intensive care rooms, in addition to equipping many health
centers in Marib with medical equipment,” he added.
Al-Jaber said that the education sector in Marib was supported by a project to
build the faculties of Saba University and the School of the Gifted, in addition
to launching a project for buses to transport female students from remote
villages and regions to the university.