"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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