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The YWLP Yemen Small Grants Program
Participants of the Media-NGO workshop
recieved a certificate of attendance.
Spring 2008 Small Grant Projects
Name: The Creative Youth Project
Amount: £1,004
This project will be conducted by three trainees. It aims to provide 30 male and female orphans in high school with interpersonal and practical skills, increasing their chances of finding employment in Yemen after graduation. The team has been well-received by their target audience and is working with a local orphanage to conduct trainings in English language and computers.
Name: The Volunteerism Affiliation
Amount: £753
This project will be conducted by three trainees. It aims to promote volunteerism by matching fifteen young men and women with volunteer opportunities in their communities. Through this experience, participants will gain new skills and become engaged in Yemen’s social sector. The volunteering group is collaborating with other youth initiatives, private associations, schools and community centers to find opportunities for youth volunteers. They also held events for Reproductive Health Day and International Youth Day.
Addiction training workshop
Name: Hope Union: Fighting Addiction in Yemen
Amount: £753
This project will be conducted by three trainees. It aims to educate university students about the dangers of drug addiction and how to recognize and deal with drug abuse. To broaden the impact of the program, trainees will be taught how to disseminate this information to their peers. The group handed out flyers at a health conference and held a three week, 60 hour course on addiction awareness, communication, management and interpersonal skills for 22 students.
Name: Hope for Widows (Mylad Al-Amal)
Amount: £1,255
This project will be conducted by six trainees. It aims to teach 60 widows how to manufacture Arabic Essence (a natural perfume) as a means to financially support their families. The widows will also receive introductory courses on marketing and self-esteem. The marketing and self-esteem material will be shared at workshops conducted by YWLP trainees. The trainees are building relations with 23 NGOs and 4 centers. In search of additional funding, they are working to form partnerships with other NGOs and private companies. The team succeeded in securing a contract with an ice cream company which will sell products at GWCC and donate the proceeds to the widow project.
Name: Promotion (Tarweej)
Amount: £753
This project will be conducted by three Media trainees. It will create a newsletter dedicated to Yemeni civil society institutions and their activities. The students aim to inform Yemeni institutions and organizations of one another’s goals and activities to generate networks between organizations. To date, the trainees have met with 35 NGOs to gather information.
Kickoff Media-NGO workshop
Name: Media’s Role in Civil Society
Amount: £502
This project, conducted by two Media trainees, will address disconnect between Yemeni NGOs and their target audiences. The team recognized that many development services fall short of their potential impact in Yemen as NGOs fail to reach a significant percentage of their intended audiences. In light of such shortcomings, the project will help NGOs promote their activities and services. Recently, trainees held a workshop attended by 34 NGO and media representatives on Activating the Role of Media: Highlighting Civil Society Organizations. The workshop was held at the Yemen Times building and led by professional trainer, Mr. Nashawan Al- Someri. Participants received certification for their attendance.