An agreement for the "Renewable energy use to improve the quality of life in Yemen" project was signed between the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Project for Yemen (SDRPY), Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) and Selah Foundation for Development with the aim of implementing the project in five Yemeni governorates. The governorates include Hadramout, Taiz, Lahij, Abyan and the Western Coast with a total value of $2.1 million in the fields of energy, technological environment, food security, health and education, women empowerment, water and sanitation, protection and shelter. The three sides of the signing were represented by AGFUND Chairman Prince Abdulaziz Bin Talal; SDRPY General Supervisor Ambassador Mohammad Al Jaber; Selah Foundation for Development CEO Ali Bashmakh. Prince Abdulaziz said that the project of renewable energy use to improve the quality of life in Yemen lays the foundation of a qualitative infrastructure that is required now, especially for solving crises and dealing with emergencies to meet the necessary needs. Ambassador Al Jaber said that this agreement is part of a continuous work that SDRPY seeks to implement under the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, for the sake of brothers in Yemen. He added, "So we are working to ensure the sustainability of integrated efforts with effective institutions in a way that realizes sustainable development in Yemen." — SPA
