SOUL ACHIEVEMENTS
Female Education,
"Women in Technology-Yemen" program-International Education Institute (2005-2006)
(MEPI)
The project aimed to help women gain marketable hi-tech skills crucial
to access and participation in the work force, which will lead to a
greater economic security, and independence for women. It also aimed to
narrow the skill gap between men and women, and enable women to enter a
career in IT and contribute to the development of the IT sector in
Yemen. This project was funded by the Institute of International
Education, in San Francisco-USA, under the Middle East Partnership
Initiative (MEPI). The Program was implemented in collaboration with
Cisco Academy at the General Telecommunication Institute. The Women in
Technology Program (WIT) provided free training in IT for 250 women from
all age groups and educational backgrounds. The training consisted of 2,
5 and 12 months of standardized curricula (Microsoft Unlimited Potential
and Cisco Networking Academy Program). During the program cycle, a
number of professional development workshops would also be organized
that included IT policy workshops, career skills training and practical
experience for participants. Training would be held in women only
classes and conducted by women trainers.
"Back to School" Project (2002-2006)
(SOUL & JRCC)
This project aims to contribute in decreasing the incidence of students’
dropping out of schools through enhancing the students’ ability in the
poor families, in order to overcome the family environmental obstacles,
and to ensure the education sustainability through adopting 51 students
both male and female from different levels of education (primary and
secondary) which had been selected according to a specific criteria. The
project offered material, entertainment, cultural, and health aids. In
addition, it supervised the schooling out comes. This project was
implemented by shared funding between SOUL & Japan Relief Cloth Center (JRCC).
