Yemen, Japan hold talks on cooperation in girl education

Education Sector Foziah Noman held talks on Sunday with the Japanesemission, which is currently visiting Yemen headed Mazino Kabako.

The talks focused on final evaluation for the activities of supporting girl education in Yemen by Japanese InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA).

The two sides also discussed positive outcomes of the bridge project for encouraging girls to enroll into schools, which has been startedimplementation in Taiz governorate since 2006.

The project, will be ended next November, targeted 59 schools insix districts of Taiz province.

The project achieved 97 percent of enrollment of girls into schoolsin the six districts, according to the officials of the project.

The two sides also agreed that the local authority of Taiz governorate would continue the project and draw its plans and budgetto be supported by the government.

Noman highlighted Japanese support for the program of girl educationin Yemen, wishing continuance of the support in this regard.

The Japanese officials confirmed continuing support of Japan foreducation in Yemen in general and girl education in particular.