"EQUAL ACCESS" ACTIVITIES IN YEMEN DISCUSSED

SAYOUN, Nov.23 (Saba) - Undersecretary of Hadramout province for
Valley and Desert Affairs Salah al-Ajam discussed here on Monday
with Equal Access International (EAI)'s team activities of the
organization in Yemen.

Director of Training at EAI's Office in Sana'a and Head of the team
Ahmed al-Othmani reviewed the youth initiatives project carried out
by the organization in order to achieve equal opportunities between
youth and other social groups in the various areas of development.

The project also aims at supporting the youth leadership capability
in this regard under the agreement signed between the EAI and
Ministries of Planning and International Cooperation and Youth and
Sport last August 2009.

In the meeting, al-Ajam was briefed on the activities of the project
to be implemented within two years in provinces of Sana'a, Taiz,
Aden, Hadramout, Lahj and Hodeidah with participation of local
authorities in those provinces.

The organization is currently collecting the initial information in
the field through a questionnaire prepared for identifying and
exploiting the equal opportunities to involve youth in the
development and construction process.

Al-Ajam praised the project, noting that it is one of the good
projects that ensure the active participation of youth in the
development fields.

He voiced the readiness of local authority in valley and desert to
present all facilities to the organization to reach its goals.

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