In an internal meeting for the specialized staff of YLDF, Program Unit reviewed, on February 17, 2022, the new project (Sustainable Opportunities Program for Livelihoods, Professions and Employment in Yemen “Solve”), funded by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, which will target 40 girls and women, 25 displaced and vulnerable women, and 15 girls recently graduated from the university.

The project, which is about to be launched, will last for five months, according to Nawal Dubais, the programs manager at YLDF.

The project is proceeding in two parallel tracks: the first will include twenty-five displaced and vulnerable women, and the second will target 15 girls who recently graduated from university. Regarding the mechanism for selecting these beneficiaries, Muhammad Al-Mawiry, the project coordinator, says: “The selection was made in two ways. The first, which includes twenty-five displaced and vulnerable women, were among the previous targets of the YLDF, within the relief that we were carrying out, and through this project, we want to take them to another stage, while The second category, which will include girls who have recently graduated from the university, will be selected through a competition, by submitting a form that will be published on the institution’s social networking site.

Al-Mawiry says: "The project will be limited to the Municipality of the Sanaa only, and will focus mainly on the economic empowerment of the targeted women and girls. He adds: "The project period will be divided into phases, the first: includes training for them, and it will last for a month and a half, while the next phase will start with support And follow-up, which will be for a period of two months.

In the first track of the project, the 25 targets will receive vocational training for at least one month on the most sought-after professional skills, then they will receive entrepreneurship and business development training before they develop 25 business plans for small projects, and in the end, they will receive in-kind grants to start special projects that are supposed to provide them income.

As for the second track, after 15 newly graduated young women are selected, they will receive a two-week training in professional and life skills based on merit required to get a job, and then they will receive a three-month practical training opportunity, as they will be distributed in several local companies, organizations and institutions to gain experience.

What this project will add tangibly to others, says Nawal Dubais: "The importance of this project lies indirectly linking these women and girls to the labor market."

The project aims to create new income and economic opportunities for twenty-five vulnerable and displaced women by developing their capabilities and supporting them to achieve this, as well as increasing the professional and life skills required to obtain jobs for fifteen young graduates, all within the direction of the YLDF to rehabilitate young women and enhance their self-reliance, specifically in conflict-affected areas through livelihoods and economic empowerment intervention.