Voices from the field

IFAD in Yemen: voices from the field

Strengthening community resources in Al-Dhala governorate

Al-Dhala is one of the poorest governorates in Yemen. It has never attracted major external assistance prior to the IFAD-financed Al-Dhala Community Resource Management Project. The governorate requires resources and technical assistance to build a strong social base – the launching pad to achieve economic self-reliance.

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Building skills, a dam, a school and a future for young people in Dhamar Governorate

The Dhamar Participatory Rural Development Project (DPRDP) is playing an important role in development of the rural economy of Dhamar Governorate through various initiatives, including village groups, farmers’ associations, capacity-building activities, skills development programmes, credit and saving groups, natural resource management, water users’ associations and infrastructure development. These development activities generally target young people, who have few or no employment opportunities due to slow economic growth and little investment in the rural economy.

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Leading by example: young Yemeni women teach their communities key skills

Two remarkable young women born in one of the driest, poorest countries in the world are showing their families and their communities the way out of poverty. Ibtsam and Sabah live in the Dhamar Governorate of Yemen, where up to 70 per cent of the population in highland villages lives on less than two dollars a day.

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Fishermen's futures

The Arabian Sea is one of the world’s richest fisheries, yet until recently fishermen living along its coast in Yemen remained desperately poor. This short video looks at how an IFAD-supported project helped transform poor fishermen into successful fish exporters, who now sell their catch to buyers from Saudi Arabia, Japan and Europe.

Watch video: Coming up on CNN World Report, 1 April 2007
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