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SANA'A

Teaching Forum at Sana'a University

Sept. 20 ) As an attempt to enhance education level at Sana'a University, the university established a forum for teaching in which lecturers and university professors will congregate along with other stakeholders and exchange experiences and knowledge. The forum is supposed to result new strategies and special courses in enhancing teachers performance and education techniques.

Scouts and girl guides camp launched

Sept. 22 ) Due to last for five days, Minister of Youth and Sport launched the 18th Scouts and 6th Guides national camp in preparation for kindling 26th September torch. Six hundred scouts and girl guides will take part in the camp. Scouts and Girl Guides Association assistant secretary general Mohammed Al-Badawi noted the camp aims to develop the capabilities of participants in different aspects, hinting the camps further seeks to deepen the national unity and loyalty.

Training workshop for handicaps associations

Sept. 23 ) Organized by Working Woman Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, the first workshop for those working in handicaps associations was concluded last week. The workshop themed “Decent Work and Social Justice”” aimed to educate 29 participants with the issues that concern their fellow handicaps as well as earning them the required skills to deal with handicaps. It also stressed the importance of earning handicaps the qualification and skills to join labor market and enable them to get public employment