Yemen, Oxfam discuss possible support for Aden
The Source: ADEN/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 22/07/2010
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A meeting was held on Thursday in Yemen's business capital of Aden that gathered officials from the Planning and International Cooperation Office and the UK Oxfam GB.
It discussed possible support the charity can provide for activities and projects in the city.
Director of the office Samir Abdul Razaq stressed the importance of the role of donor organizations, such as Oxfam, in financing necessary projects in the areas on the outskirts of the city in association with the local authority, the office and the civil society.
For his part, director of Oxfam in the country praised the partnership between the Yemeni government and civil society organizations as well as engaging the civil society in preparing and following up the implementation of developmental plans.Furthermore, he expressed admiration for the experience of the local authority and the Planning and International Cooperation Office in Aden in engaging civil society organizations in executing the fourth five-year developmental plan.He voiced the readiness of Oxfam to support gender and other necessary projects that cover areas such as healthcare, education and sanitation at poor areas.After the meeting, the Oxfam delegation visited educational, health and sanitary projects in the two densely populated areas of al Emad and Code al Othmani in Dar Saad district.
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