KSrelief Signs an Orphans Sponsorship and Empowerment Project

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) signed a project today a civil society organization in Yemen to sponsor orphans and empower their families economically in the governorates of Aden, Lahij, Al Mahrah, Hadramawt, Al Jawf, Taiz, Al Hudaydah and Ma'rib. The project total cost is SAR 5 million and will directly benefit 1,300 orphans.

The project was signed by KSrelief’s Assistant Supervisor General of Operations and Programs, Eng. Ahmed Al Baiz, at the Centre's headquarters in Riyadh.

The project aims to target orphaned children in Yemen by empowering 440 economically disadvantaged families. This will be achieved by creating sustainable employment opportunities to provide income, and by providing livelihood, educational, and healthcare support. It will enable these families to better cope with the economic consequences of losing a breadwinner and will also enable orphans to access educational opportunities.

This comes as part of the humanitarian and relief projects provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to assist the Yemeni people and support the healthcare sector in Yemen.