1 In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful Annual Report 2 0 0 9 Social Fund for Development H. E. President of the Republic Ali Abdullah Saleh IMPRINT Social Fund for Development, Yemen Annual Report 2009 Published by the Social Fund for Development, Sana’a Photos: Social Fund for Development staff All texts and pictures are subject to the copyright of the relevant institutions. © Social Fund for Development, Sana’a 2009 This document can be obtained from the Social Fund for Development Faj Ettan, P.O. Box 15485 Sana’a, Republic of Yemen Tel.: +967 1 449 671 449 669 / 8 Fax: +967 1 449 670
[email protected] www.sfd-yemen.org Graphic design and layout: Waeel Al-Anesi | www.waeel3d.com CONTENTS SFD At a Glance 6 Board of Directors 7 Statement of the Chairman of the Board of Directors 8 Statement of the Managing Director 9 Executive Summary 10 Program & Sector Investments 11 Targeting & Funding Allocation 11 Education 13 Water & Environment 16 Health 20 Social Protection 24 Agriculture & Rural Development 28 Training & Organizational Support 33 Cultural Heritage 39 Small & Micro Enterprise Development 44 Labor-Intensive Works Program 49 Operations 55 Institutional Development 58 Monitoring and Evaluation 61 Resource Management 64 Annexes 69 SFD at a Glance SFD was established as an These goals are outlined in SFD’s Mid-Term Vision autonomous, State organization (2006 - 2010) as well as Phase IV Vision (2011 - 2015), under the Council of Ministers in developed to ensure that interventions are consistent 1997 by Law 10. The Fund aims with and support implementation of the government’s to contribute effectively in the third and fourth Five-Year Plans for Economic and Social implementation of State plans Development and Poverty Reduction (2006 - 2010) in both the social and economic and (2011 - 2015) respectively.