Riyadh : The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has launched vocational training programs for female breadwinners in Aden and Lahij governorates as part of its continuous efforts to improve livelihoods in Yemen.” As part of its mission to provide training and vocational rehabilitation and improving livelihoods in Yemen, the KSRelief has launched several pilot project management courses for female heads-of-household in the Aden region,” a KSRelief spokesmansaid on Tuesday.Moreover, Asma Al Shaqri, Head of Training and Vocational Rehabilitation stressed that the “My Skills My Livelihood” program provides ongoing support for the female breadwinners throughout Yemen.More than 50 trainees from Aden’s Attawahi and Khormaksar districts learned how to market the products and services they provide using their skills in sewing, hairdressing, baking, incense production, first aid provision and mobile phone maintenance.Helping these women to market and sell their products and services will in turn help them to improve their families’ economic conditions, which also contributes to community development.Furthermore, the KSRelief has also launched a series of courses for women in the Al Houta and Al Musaymir districts in Lahij governorate to provide them with training in mobile phone maintenance, dairy production and first aid, the center said.These courses are part of the center’s My Skills My Livelihood program, which was created to improve the livelihoods of at-risk Yemenis.According to the Center 60 women participated in these courses, which included information about how to market their skills to create income for themselves and their families.Earlier in October last year, the KSRelief launched a vocational training program for women in Shabwah governorate as part of its efforts to improve livelihoods in Yemen.The program trained 100 women over two months in four vocations: hairdressing, sewing and embroidery, making pastries and sweets, and making perfume and incense.
