In the Old City of Sana’a, Shibam Hadramout, Zabid, and Crater Aden; Launch of a project to restore historic homes by UNESCO in partnership with PWP and financing by the EU.

This month, The Public Works Project (PWP) launched the Youth Employment Project in the Heritage and Cultural Sector in Yemen, implemented by UNESCO in partnership with PWP and financing from the European Union with a cost of $1.3M

The project will aim to restore around 200 historic and heritage homes in the cities of Old Sana’a, Shibam Hadramout, Zabid, and some of the historic homes in Crater Aden.
It also aims at creating job opportunities for young people in the culture and heritage sector in Yemen where tens of work opportunities will be created for youth in safeguarding and maintenance of cultural heritage and traditional architecture in the target cities.

PWP in partnership with UNESCO is using European Union funding to restore and rehabilitate the historic homes in the target cities to bring them back to shape and prevent their total collapse. This is important, because residents of these homes are experiencing harsh economic and living conditions which have made almost 17 million Yemenis food insecure, based on UN indicators. The situation has impacted livelihoods and shifted priorities of people to secure food for their families. Families in the four historic cities have been unable to do any maintenance or renovation of their homes for years. UNESCO took the imitative to repair and restore these homes with funds from the European Union. The initiative will have a positive impact on these historic cities by restoring historic homes and protecting their residents from potential collapse. Meanwhile, it will have a positive economic impact on these cities by creating job opportunities for young people in the heritage sector which is often neglected during times of crises