Work-from-home opportunities offered to Abha women

More than100 job-seeking Saudi women have registered their names at the Abha Chamber of Commerce and Industry to enroll in the “work-from-home” program provided by the chamber, in cooperation with Unilever and Bab Rizq Jameel.
Nawal Bafaqih, assistant director of communication at Unilever, introduced the program at the Abdullah Abu Malha Hall at the chamber, introducing current success stories of marketing job opportunities for women who worked from home in Asir. The event was attended by more than 200 women.
The associated programs seek to empower women by offering them the skills to work from home, in order to acquire increased morale, self-respect, pride, work efficiency and financial independence by working as sales representatives and beauticians.
Bafaqih stressed that Saudi women are aware that job availability is an issue in the Kingdom, compelling them to find nontraditional jobs. She added that working from home, or remote working, is one of the most successful types of employment for Saudi women today.
It is expected that the program will be implemented in several regions of the Kingdom, including Madinah, Jeddah, Makkah, Jazan and, for the first time, in Abha. Bafaqih noted that the program seeks to reach a total of 5,000 trainees in Abha.
Elaborating on the extent of acceptance in Saudi society for women to participate in the work force, she said: “Saudi women are still not convinced that working from home is feasible. But seeing examples of success will give credit to the program, and convince them that it is a workable concept and a good solution to female unemployment.”