Success Stories

Abyan is a rural governorate of Yemen that is still recovering from the conflict of 2011–2012 that damaged homes, livelihoods, businesses, schools and youth centers. One of Yemen’s leading producers of fruits and vegetables, Abyan is representative of many areas in Yemen with a large youth population. Here, as elsewhere, youth often feel they have little relevance in their communities.

Initial training rounds of Skills for Success^®—Employability Skills for Women, an initiative implemented by Amideast in partnership with the Union for the Mediterranean, ended in January in Jordan and Morocco. A total of 180 women completed the program, which is designed to meet the needs of young female high school graduates and was funded by the Norwegian and Flemish Ministries of Foreign Affairs.

In 2014, AWEP was offered in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco. This year, AWEP training rounds are taking place in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco. The results are paying off!  Here are just a few of the stories of these impressive women.