Social Fund for Development 1 Annual Report 2010 In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful Social Fund for 2 Development Annual Report 2010 In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful H. E. President of the Republic Ali Abdullah Saleh Contents THE SOCIAL FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT 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 AND SECTOR INVESTMENTS 13 EDUCATION 16 HEALTH 22 GROUPS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 28 WATER AND ENVIRONMENT 34 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 42 TRAINING AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT 48 CULTURAL HERITAGE 58 LABOR-INTENSIVE WORKS PROGRAM 64 SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT 68 THE SFD’S INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 82 EVALUATION OF SFD OPERATIONS 86 PREPARATION FOR SFD PHASE IV (2011–15) 90 FUNDING MANAGEMENT 92 ANNEXES: ADDITIONAL DATA 102 REFERENCES 110 Social Fund for Development, Yemen Faj Ettan, P.O. Box 15485 Sana’a, Republic of Yemen Tel.: +967 1 449 669 / 8 Fax: +967 1 449 670
[email protected] www.sfd-yemen.org Social Fund for Development 5 Annual Report 2010 The Social Fund for Development at a Glance The Social Fund for Development (SFD) was established by Law No. 10 of 1997. The end of 2010 marks the completion of 13 years of SFD’s development course. 2010 also concludes the third phase of SFD’s activities, which started in 2004 and was extended in 2006 till the end of 2010 to synchronize with the government’s Third Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development and Poverty Reduction (2006–10) and the Public Investment Program in order to mobilize efforts and available resources to meet the development needs.