- MAKKAH: In a unique initiative, the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) in Makkah Region has financed several training courses in required vocations based on the interests of trainees and market demand.
Several associations from villages and governorates of Makkah Region who are involved in the training of 1,200 young males and females in diversified fields to help improve their skills and abilities and to qualify them to join the labor market. In line with this initiative, Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ) is responsible for financing the small projects owned by graduates of the training courses, in addition to creating job opportunities for them in the private sector.
In coordination with developmental associations and foundations in Makkah Region, BRJ was responsible for attracting, nominating, following up and coordinating with the HRDF and other supporters of the project.
Hisham Linjawi, HRDF’s Makkah Region Director, handed over BRJ’s checks to beneficiaries in Al Ghuraif Governorate, in the presence of. Abdulrahman Al Fihaid, BRJ Director in Makkah Region.
Linjawi announced that the HRDF was coordinating with BRJ to start handing over monthly allowances to owners of small projects, according to the HRDF’s system.
At the same time, Al Fihaid said that BRJ was planning to support all graduates of the training courses who are interested in starting their own businesses, especially in agricultural fields, such as investments in animal products, honey production, arboretums, and development and marketing of natural products in local markets.

