About 5,000 people to be rehabilitated as part of economic empowerment projects

SANAA, Sep. 20 (YPA) – About 5,000 poor people will be rehabilitated as part of economic empowerment projects being implemented by the General Authority for Zakat.

The move came during singing memorandum of understanding for cooperation on Sunday between the Authority and the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training in the field of training and rehabilitation.

The memorandum specified 1,000 poor people who are able to work, among 4,000 people, would start rehabilitating as a first stage in three months.

According to the memorandum signed by the Minister Ghazi Ahmed Ali Mohsen and the Chairman of the Authority, Sheikh Shamsan Abu Nashtan, the ministry would rehabilitate the targeted people through the authority as part of its economic empowerment projects in the centers and institutes of the ministry.

The meeting stressed the importance of cooperation between the Ministry and the Zakat Authority in various rehabilitation projects for building capacities and development of skills.

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