[30/08/2020 03:59]

RIYADH - SABA
The Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen (SPDRY) signed a memorandum of joint cooperation with Marib Girls Foundation to support the foundation empower women economically through the “Saba Project for the Economic Empowerment of Yemeni Women.

SPDRY’s General Supervisor, the Saudi ambassador to Yemen, Muhammad Al Jaber, signed the pact with the foundation's president, Yasmine Ali Al-Qadi.

Al Jaber made clear that the project is the first SPDRY signs with a Yemeni woman-led development institution particularly responsible for economic empowerment of women and youth.

The President of the Foundation appreciated the support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represented by the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen, indicating that this cooperation aims to serve the economy of women and enhance their presence in society by supporting emerging projects and qualifying women to establish free projects, in addition to highlighting women's talents and honoring women leaders.

The project includes the establishment of an incubator for the economic empowerment of Yemeni women in the governorate.

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