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CyprusAid - The Development Cooperation Service of the Republic of Cyprus

Partner countries - Development Assistance


YEMEN (PRIORITY COUNTRY)

Completed Project (2006): “Emergency Obstetric Care Project in Al Mahweet, Yemen”, in partnership with the “German Development Service (DED)”. The contribution of CyprusAid was used to refurbish and equip three peripheral and one central medical centre and train health practitioners in providing emergency obstetric care services in the district of Al Mahweet in Yemen. The total contribution of CyprusAid amounted to €171,000. The project was completed by the end of 2007.


Pictures from the project "Emergency Obstetric Care Project in Al Mahweet, Yemen".


Completed Project (2007): “United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Country Programme for Yemen”. With the sponsorship of CyprusAid, WFP has provided rations of wheat and vegetable oil throughout the school year 2007-2008 to families with girls attending elementary education in the Governorate of Ammran in Yemen. The contribution has covered around 2,788 girls in 67 schools. The total contribution amounted to €170,000.



Pictures from the project "WFP Country Programme for Yemen".



On-going project (2008-2012): “Support to Reproductive Health in Yemen”, in partnership with the Government of the Netherlands. The implementing agent is “Marie Stopes International” in Yemen on the basis of a bilateral agreement with the Government of the Kingdom of Netherlands. The goal of the project is to assist the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health and Population to implement the National Strategy for Reproductive Health aiming to improve the sexual and reproductive health status of women and men in Yemen. The contribution of CyprusAid to the project amounted to €1,175,293 (2008-2012).



Pictures of the project "Support to Reproductive Health in Yemen",
implemented by the NGO "Marie Stopes International".







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