At a steady pace, the public works project through the Yemen Emergency Response Project to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen (which is financed by United Nations Development Program) continues to target the most vulnerable groups and communities, especially displaced people, women and the poorest families.

The PWP promotes women's participation in priority setting and project selection. 195 subprojects in 15 governorates were identified with women participation -approximately 40% of tendered subprojects so far.

With 108 participants, the Gender Unit in PWP organized a number of training sessions during the past weeks in a number of governorates: Sana'a, Dhamar, Amran, Hodeidah, and the Capital Secretariat.

Eng. Saeed Abdo Ahmed: Promotion of Women Participation means Activation of Half of Society.
Participants: Women Participation in  Identification of needs, an Experience Unique to the Public Works Project.

The Director  of the Regional Bureau for Arab States of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mr. Mourad Wahba has praised efforts by the Public Works Project (PWP) in the implementation of the Yemen Emergency Crises Response Project (YECRP) - A project funded by the World Bank through UNDP.

The pwp achievements in the yemen emergency crises response project,yecrp have exceeded plans of the parent project. During the period from august,2016 – june,2017, the pwp implemented 215 subprojects in rainwater harvesting,stone pavements and improvements,agriculture,and sanitation and water supply at a cost of $11.5 Million. This is an increase of 55 subprojects more than planned at a cost of $ 5.4 Million.

Eng. Saeed Abdo  Ahmed: The additional funding is the fruit of success we have achieved by implementing plans for the parent project of the YECRP.

Our success under current circumstances  is an astonishing experience  for people at home and abroad. We applaud the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for their role in supporting the Public Works Project  (PWP) to contribute to the alleviation of  the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

Engineer Said Abdo Ahmed: Increasing women participation, as well as job creation for IDPs and the poorest segment of society, is a priority that everyone must adhere to.

The PWP Implementation Unit held an expanded meeting with the contracting sector in Yemen. With 200 participants  representing contracting and construction companies and offices from all over the country, the PWP kicked off the meeting under the motto "Contractors are the PWP's Main Partners".