August 2                                                              Program

09.00 – 09.30

Reception and Registration

09.30 – 10.30

Opening Ceremony

Speech by Mayor of Sana’a, Mr. Abdulrahman Mohamed Al-Akou

Speech by Director General of AUDI, Eng. Ahmed Al-Salloum

Speech by the Prime Minister HE Dr. Ali Mohamed Mujawur

10.30 – 11.00

Break

11.00 – 11.15

Youth Employment & Employability

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Turki, Executive Director of MENA Child Protection Initiative

11.15 – 11.30

Urban Poverty Reduction

Mr. Nabil Abdul Hafeez, Global Call to Action against Poverty in Yemen

11.30 – 11.45

Child Protection Initiative- Yemen

Mrs. Naseem Al-Maliki, Coordinator of Child & Youth Protection Initiative, Yemen

11.45 – 12.00

Child Friendly Cities Project

Dr. Osman Nour, Consultant, MENA Child Protection Initiative

12.00 – 13.30

Workshops

Youth employment & Employability

Child Labor & Reintegration of school drop outs

Urban Poverty Reduction

Networking: Challenges & Solutions

13.30 – 14.45

Lunch

14.45 – 15.30

Recommendations

    August 3                                                              Program

The Role Of Local Authorities In Creating Opportunities For A Better Life For Children And Youth

09.00 – 09.30

View the results of the previous day and suggest interventions at the local level

09.30 – 10.30

Lessons Learned and Regional & International Experience

MENA CPI

Municipality of Tripoli / Lebanon

Silatech

Mercy Corps

10.30 – 10.45

Break

10.45 – 11.45

Lessons Learned and Local Experience

CAC Bank

Education for Employment Foundation (EFE)

Hael Said Ana'am Group

11.45 – 12.00

Role of Local Authorities and Municipalities in Children and Youth Issues

Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Al-Hamadi, Ministry of Local Development

12.00 – 01.00

Mayors’ Perspective

Round table discussion on

 ‘The Role Of Local Authorities In Creating Opportunities

For A Better Life For Children And Youth’