The Public Works Project (PWP) is continuing its active role in creating job opportunities, overcoming major difficulties and challenges in the way, especially important under the current conditions in the country.

All indicators and results from the field are confirming that the PWP is succeeding in achieving the main objectives of the YECRP – a program funded by the World Bank (WB) and administered by the UNDP, especially in short-term job creation and service provision to the most vulnerable, impoverished and most affected groups under the current circumstances.

Through the implementation of subprojects under the YECRP, the PWP is contributing to the support of current efforts by the international community to strengthen livelihoods and basic services for the population who are suffering from current conditions caused by the crises. It’s also contributing to the improvement of resilience of households and local communities to enable them to lead a life of dignity. At the same time, the PWP is helping local communities hosting IDPs to deal with the economic and social pressure on already scarce resources. In addition, the PWP is contributing to supporting the local economy through the development of local communities and supporting the local private sector through local contractors.

Support for IDPs

The resumption of the PWP’s development activities is a revival of hopes for millions of Yemenis, especially the IDPs communities, women, and children who are the most affected groups of society. Implemented projects by the PWP have, by the end of Septamber 2018, created more than 2,1 million temporary work opportunity (work/day) benefitting 2,8 million people.

Social Services

The PWP, through the World Bank- funded YECRP program, which is administered by the UNDP  has been able to provided immediately needed social services to Yemenis: rehabilitation of schools to ensure regular classes are held helping students continue their education, provision of sustainable sources of clean water – reducing the burden and hardship on women and girls from fetching water – and the implementation of sub-projects in sanitation and sewerage aiming at creating a safe and healthy environment that prevents the spread of outbreaks such as cholera and malaria. In addition, the PWP implemented stone-paving sub-projects of streets and neighborhoods. In all of these sub-projects, the PWP has succeeded in the provision of decent livelihoods to target communities.