JICA's BRIDGE Project 2nd phase in Dhamar discussed

DHAMAR, June 20 (Saba) -
Officials of Dhamar governorate and the Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) discussed
here on Sunday the practical steps of implementing the second phase of the JICA's
Broadening Regional Initiative for Developing Girls' Education (BRIDGE) Project.
The project is to be carried out in Dhamar province from the beginning of the
coming school year.
During their meeting with the BRIDGE team, headed by Keiko Mizuno, Dhamar governor
Yahya Ali al-Amri and Secretary General of the Local Council Mojahed al-Ansi
affirmed
desire and readiness to support the project's obligations by the Local Council.
They also hailed the big efforts of the JICA in Yemen by choosing Dhamar province
to implement the second phase of BRIDGE Project in which its first phase was
implemented
in Taiz province to encourage girl's education.
For her part, the project official gave a brief explanation on the organization's
plans to cooperate with girls' rehabilitation programs and encourage them to reach
ranks
of formal education.
The project, which targeted Dhamar province, aims to increase opportunities of
enrolling girls of rural areas in education.
They agreed in the meeting to be expand and increase the number of schools targeted
by the project, besides the current 70 schools in seven districts, in the coming
phases
which is to be implemented within four years.
FJAM