Source: HUMAN ACCESS

HUMAN ACCESS in Aden, Shabwa, and Marib governorates implemented a wide range of important activities within the protection and livelihood support project “Safe Space for Women and Girls” funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), to provide more protection for women’s basic rights in Yemen.

In Aden, the safe space in Dar Saad district carried out two training courses in life skills, finance, and marketing for 24 beneficiaries of vocational rehabilitation in sewing and incense making to equip them with basic life, marketing, and financial skills and prepare them to join the labor market and launch their own businesses.

In Shabwa, the safe space in Ataq city delivered economic empowerment grants to 12 women beneficiaries of vocational rehabilitation in sewing and incense and perfume making.

They were given toolkits to practice the craft to enter the labor market and earn a living in a ceremony attended by Ali Omair, Director General of the Social Affairs and Labor Office in Shabwa, and Abdullah Al-Khalifi, Director General of Ataq district.

Marib’s safe space in Al-Jufinah area performed a field visit to determine whether training cases were eligible in preparation for the rehabilitation of vulnerable and needy women and girls and their economic empowerment.

Additionally, a program on life, financial, and marketing skills was implemented for sewing and hairdressing vocational training recipients.

The safe space also hosted three awareness sessions. The first centered around utilizing resources and opportunities, attended by 29 women, and the second focused on early and forced marriages, as well as the causes and risks associated with these social phenomena to families and society as a whole.

As for the third session, it addressed family dialogue and its importance in achieving family balance and stability.

In Al-Matar area, the safe space hosted a life, financial, and marketing skills program for 26 beneficiaries of vocational training, in addition to implementing a field visit to examine the eligibility of training cases.

The space also held a community awareness session entitled “Benefiting from Opportunities”, attended by 15 women.

In Rawda and Al-Mil camps, the safe space organized a training program in hairdressing and beauty for 12 female beneficiaries to qualify them with the skills necessary for this income-generating craft.

Meanwhile, the safe space in Al-Mujamma area completed a legal awareness program targeting students of Balqis Girls School regarding the various and important legal services the safe space provides to protect the rights of women and girls.

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