Riyadh: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed today a joint executive program to implement the rural women's economic empowerment project in the Syrian Arab Republic under the "Bathraa" initiative, in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The project will directly benefit 520 individuals and indirectly benefit 284,320 others.
According to Saudi Press Agency, the program was signed on behalf of KSrelief by Assistant Supervisor General of Operations and Programs Eng. Ahmed Al Baiz, and on behalf of UNDP by United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States Director Dr. Abdallah Al Dardari, at the center's headquarters in Riyadh.
The program aims to strengthen livelihoods and promote the economic empowerment of rural women by rehabilitating and equipping multipurpose production centers with food-processing units, agricultural waste composting systems, marketing kiosks, and renewable energy solutions, creating a suitable environment for production and training. It also includes technical, entrepreneurial, and leadership capacity-building programs for rural women, as well as the provision of the tools and equipment needed to launch income-generating activities, thereby enhancing their economic opportunities and improving their sources of income.
The initiative is part of the humanitarian and relief efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through KSrelief to support the Syrian people and empower rural families while improving their living conditions.