The office of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) in Yemen has distributed 220 sewing machines, 47 resin art kits, 36 carpentry toolkits, 20 mobile phone maintenance kits, and 171 heads of sheep (three heads per family).
This $488,000 project, according to QRCS statement, is aimed at supporting and encouraging 380 families in the governorates of Taiz, Amran, Dhale, Al Hudaydah, and Amanat Al-Asimah, to start their own businesses in sewing, resin art, carpentry, mobile phone maintenance, and livestock herding.
Earlier, there were theoretical and practical training programs to qualify the heads of beneficiary families to effectively use the tools to improve their living conditions and achieve self-sufficiency.
QRCS statement added that final arrangements are in progress to complete the project’s action plan, with 220 people in Hadhramaut Governorate being trained in fishing, boat driving skills, and engine maintenance. The beneficiaries will also be provided with boats, fishing nets, and motors.