Ending consultative meeting on problems and needs of rural and coastal women

The women's consultative meeting on the problems and needs of rural and coastal women, organized by the National Committee for Women in cooperation with the Women's Protection Bloc, concluded today in Sana'a, under the slogan "Yemeni women are partners in development." The two-day meeting discussed the problems, difficulties and needs of coastal women, and the mechanism for empowering them in a way that preserves their dignity. The recommendations stressed the importance of the National Committee for Women's support for productive and marketing cooperative societies through training, qualification and awareness of the importance of production and economic empowerment. The recommendations pointed to the importance of coordination and networking within the provinces, while intensifying the efforts of the National Committee for Women in supporting and improving basic educational, health and other services for coastal women , including cultural and religious awareness programs within empowerment programmes. S he urged unified efforts between the relevant authorities, the committee and its branches in all provinces in order to complete the work, noting the importance of the General Authority of Zakat adopting women's economic empowerment projects in coordination with the committee. The meeting was attended by the heads of the National Committee's branches in the provinces, officials of women's departments in government agencies, and a number of committee cadres Source: Yemen News Agency