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Poverty reduction

YWU executed many development projects for poverty reduction as follows:

  • Coordination with the ministry of planning and the ministry of social affairs to execute development projects for women in strengthening the establishment structure of the YWU branches in Taiz, Alhoddidah, Ibb, Thamar. This was carried out through the third development program (funded by the American Agency for International development) and the Dutch support project.

  • Executing training programs in loans for several beneficiaries from the Third Development Program that benefits women in targeted areas. This project was among the first projects that embraced small projects for income generating.

  • Establishing specialized units for productive families coordinated with the National Program for Productive Families which was carries out in 10 in YWU branches.

  •  Establishing several kindergarten in some of YWU branches in coordination with the Dutch embassy in Yemen and several organization. These Kindergartens is for working women, in the YWU branches and surrounded areas.

  • Establishing project in Hoddida governorates for 5000 women offering them loans with low interests to start small productive projects. Because of the success of this project it planned to be carried out in other governorates like: Ibb, Haddramout, Almhrah, Marib, and Thamar in coordination with the Social Fund and the International Bank.

  • Establishing unites for house economics and management and units for computers in coordination with the Dutch embassy in Yemen. YWU also carried out many other projects like traditional handicrafts and other projects in traditional fashions and popular tradition in many of YWU’s branches.

  • Establishing Permanent and temporary exhibitions for the products of the YWU branches workshops.

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