Sanaa:The Orphans Development Foundation, in collaboration with the General Authority for the Development of Small and Micro Enterprises and the Unit for Financing Agricultural and Fisheries Projects and Initiatives in the Capital Secretariat, hosted a ceremony to celebrate the graduation of the fifth and sixth batches of trainees from its dairy products industry localization program.
According to Yemen News Agency, the program, conducted from July to October, was designed to equip 60 trainees, primarily from families and mothers of orphans, with the skills necessary for dairy product manufacturing. The initiative aims to localize the dairy products industry and included an exhibition showcasing the trainees' manufactured products.
During the event, Acting Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, Ammar Al-Karim, commended the program for its role in training 60 participants in dairy product manufacturing. This effort aligns with a strategic plan to bolster the agricultural and livestock sectors, achieve self-sufficiency, support local products, reduce imports, and empower national workers in food manufacturing.
Dr. Al-Hassan Al-Dhari, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor for the Economic Empowerment Sector, highlighted the program's importance within a national strategy to enhance capacity building among productive families and women's sectors, shifting focus from consumption to local production using natural milk and developing livestock value chains.
The ceremony, attended by notable figures such as Murad Al-Shayef, Abdul-Fattah Ardoum, and Majed Azzan, also featured Engineer Abdulkarim Al-Saloul, Deputy Executive Director of the Foundation. He emphasized the program's contribution to developing production skills, encouraging small enterprises, and turning training-acquired skills into sustainable production opportunities.
Yasser Sharaf Al-Din, Executive Director of the National Program to Address the Phenomenon of Begging, was also present at the event, which included honoring the graduates and a display of their training outputs and creative products.
