MAKKAH, 14 January 2007 — The Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) Fund for Small Projects and the General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training (GOTEVOT), signed in Jeddah on Thursday an agreement to jointly undertake various small trade projects to benefit the unemployed young men and women in various regions of the Kingdom.
Ali Al-Ghofais, governor of GOTEVOT, Adil Fakieh, mayor of Jeddah, and Muhammad Jameel, president of the Abdul Latif Jameel Community Services Programs were present at the occasion, an ALJ press release said.
According to the agreement, both the ALJ Fund and the Small Establishments Development Center, a subsidiary of GOTEVOT, will jointly organize various job-training programs.
While the Small Establishments Development Center will take care of the technical side by making available the services of the experts in career guidance and training, ALJ Fund will handle the financial side by managing a special financing portfolio to support projects exceeding SR100,000.
Both organizations will jointly undertake media campaigns.
Al-Ghofais said GOTEVOT launched the Small Establishments Development Center with the aim of promoting self-employment schemes among Saudi youths.
