Enterprise development in Yemen

In collaboration with the Social Fund and its subsidiary Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Services the ILO’s Know About Business (KAB) training package has been piloted with the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training as well as over 50 teachers, 21 vocational training centres, and 1,657 students. The ILO’s current interventions under KAB are being implemented through the project “Entrepreneurship Education - Know About Business for Yemen”. The project aims to contribute to the creation of employment opportunities by fostering an enterprise culture in Yemen by introducing the KAB curriculum in national technical/vocational education and universities across the country. See more…

Another initiative that aims to foster a culture of entrepreneurship is the ‘Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme’. This programme was introduced in 2010 as a means of institutionalizing high-quality, needs-based and practical ILO business management training for women by encouraging them to engage in self-employment. The current ILO project contributes to the national goal of economically empowering Yemeni women and encouraging them to engage in self-employment or improve their existing businesses. See more…