Kuwait opens two schools in Yemen's Hadramout

ADEN, Aug 23 (KUNA) -- The Undersecretary of Yemen's Hadramaut Governorate, Issam Al-Kathiri, inaugurated on Sunday the "Bakathir Secondary Schools" in the city of Sayun and Wadi Bin Ali in the Shibam district, after restorating it with funding from the Kuwait Relief Society.
In his speech during the inauguration ceremony, Al-Kathiri expressed his thanks and appreciation to Kuwait, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti government, and the Kuwait Relief Society for the permanent support to the Yemeni people, especially in the education sector.
For his part, Office Director of Response Foundation (Istejaba) in Hadramout, Engineer Salem Bawazeer, said that the inauguration of these two projects is part of projects implemented by Kuwait Relief Society in Hadramout, most notably the restoration of the Industrial Institute in Sayun.
He lauded the generous support provided by Kuwait Relief Society and other Kuwaiti associations to Hadramaut Governorate.
For his part, Deputy Director of the Kuwaiti Relief Society in Yemen, Adel Baeshen, said in a statement to KUNA that the inauguration of the two projects to restore and rehabilitate the two schools is part of a package of development projects implemented by the association in various Yemeni governorates.
He added that the education sector is of great priority and importance to Kuwait Relief Society, which launched during the past two weeks, coinciding with the start of the new academic year, a number of important projects to serve the educational process.
He pointed out that the Kuwaiti Society opened a school of eight classes in Abyan governorate after building and equipping it and opened Al-Farouq High School in Shabwa after its restoration and rehabilitation.
He stressed the keenness of Kuwait Relief Society to support the Yemeni people and to continue relief and development efforts in a way that contributes to achieving development and serving the Yemeni community, within the framework of the campaign "Kuwait by your side" for the seventh year in a row.
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