UNIPATH STAFF
As part of development projects and initiatives sponsored by the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY), two new schools opened in November 2023 in Taiz Governorate: Omar bin Al-Khattab and Al-Wahda Al-Mushtaraka.
The school openings come as a response to the urgent need for education, providing new educational opportunities and creating a safe and motivating learning environment to invest in students’ potential and abilities. The schools were equipped with amenities such as laboratories, computer rooms, gymnasiums and theaters.
Out of 229 development projects and initiatives in Yemen, SDRPY implemented 52 educational projects, including printing and distributing more than 500,000 textbooks, establishing 31 new schools, and providing about 13,000 pieces of school furniture, in addition to providing buses to transport students at all levels, including universities.
Additionally, Saudi Arabia signed an agreement with Yemen dubbed “Education for Development,” under which the SDRPY will provide aid of $46 million to pay monthly allowances for Yemeni students on scholarships abroad.
The 229 development projects implemented by the program in various Yemeni governorates included vital sectors: education, health, water, energy, transportation, agriculture, fisheries and capacity building of government institutions.
The SDRPY was established by royal decree of His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 2018, when a group of Saudi experts devised the program to serve the needs of the Republic of Yemen.
The SDRPY works with various partners in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, including Yemeni governmental and nongovernmental bodies. Sources: Saudi Press Agency, SDRPY, Al Sharq Al Awsat