Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ), an initiative of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Services Programs (ALJCSP), successfully created 4,323 job opportunities during May 2010 for young males and females. Job opportunities were created throughout the Kingdom through diversified BRJ's job creation programs. Through the direct employment program, BRJ created jobs for 668 young males and females, 465 of them for males and 203 for females. Part of the jobs has been created through support from the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF). Jobs provided for young males included fields such as cashiers, security guards, auto mechanics and production worker in several companies including Al Hukair, Al Sharq Electricity Company, Tadharis Najd Security Services Company, Panda Al Aziziah and Aqwat Food Company. For females, fields included production line worker, merchandisers, security guards, receptionists and kindergarten teachers in several companies including Arabian Talents Company and the Saudi Malls Company and certain private schools throughout the Kingdom. In addition, 428 job opportunities have been created through the training ending with employment program in several fields, including accountants, AC Technicians and lathing courses for males. Companies contributed in this program were Nasir Saeed Al Hajri and Partners in the Eastern Province, Arabia Talents Marketing Company in the Northern Province and Al Baik, Donuts House and Rubaiyat in the Western Province. For females, job opportunities have been created after training in several fields, including makeup, marketing, nursing, cooking. Companies participated in providing training ending with employment included the French company Fredrick M, Aqwat Food Company (Al Baik), Modern Girl Center. In addition, Labor offices throughout the Kingdom supported this program. BRJ financed 571 small projects during May 2010, whether new or existing, provided that projects should create additional job opportunities. The average interest-free loan is SR 50,000. Among the projects financed were selling foodstuffs, selling cooking gas, renting boats for marine cruises, distribution of electronics products, confectionary and pastries businesses, female accessories, weddings business and distribution of mobile phones and computers. Maximum loan could reach SR 200,000 over a 5-year re-payment period. Job opportunities in this program are supported by the HRDF. Based on Grameen Bank's microfinance concept, the ‘productive household' program provided support to 2459 females throughout the Kingdom during May to start their micro project. In this program, beneficiaries receive interest-free loans from SR1,000 to SR5,000. In their micro projects, females sell perfumes, incense, clothes, make-up products and accessories. During May, the taxi ownership program provided 106 taxi cars for young Saudi males, who can work as drivers and use their fully equipped taxi cars to transport people, and pay easy installments.
