Hodeida:Eng. Qasim Atef, Deputy Minister of Local and Rural Administration and Development for the Housing Sector, inspected the progress of a community initiative aimed at expanding Al-Noor School in Al-Heaj Village, Ad-Dhamir Sub-district, Bajil District, Hodeida governorate.
According to Yemen News Agency, the initiative involves constructing six additional classrooms and an annex, funded through self-help community efforts and supervised by the Bajil Multi-Purpose Agricultural Cooperative Society.
Eng. Atef, along with the Director of the District, Abdulmonem Al-Rifai, received a briefing from project leaders regarding the completion status, implementation stages, and local community efforts. The Deputy Minister praised the active involvement and solidarity of the Ad-Dhamir Sub-district residents in pushing the project forward.
He highlighted the importance of such community initiatives in addressing public service needs and fostering partnerships between the community, official entities, and development bodies. District Director Al-Rifai noted that the initiative addresses the school's urgent need for more classrooms, achieved through the local population's self-reliant efforts.
During the visit, Eng. Atef was accompanied by Adel Sam, Chairman of Bajil Multi-Purpose Agricultural Cooperative Society; Hadi Al-Heaj, Coordinator of the Bonyan Development Foundation in the district; and Mohammed Sajid, Head of the Education Sector in the district.
