Al-Haqbani vows full support to youth empowerment initiatives

Saleh Fareed JEDDAH — Minister of Labor and Social Development Dr. Mufrej Al-Haqbani has emphasized the impact of INJAZ Saudi Arabia on the local community and vowed his ministry would extend all support to youth empowerment programs in the country. He said the ministry was ready to support the program of INJAZ Saudi Arabia due to its importance of in enhancing the skills of future generation to prepare them for employment in the private sector. The minister made the remarks during a recent meeting with Abdul Karim Abu Al-Nasr, founder and chairman of INJAZ Saudi Arabia. The minister stressed that the ministry will spare no effort in providing expertise and resources to support the program. He also said INJAZ’s initiative falls in line with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. On his part, Abu Al-Nasr called on the government sectors to make initiatives and plans to support the developed sectors in a way to expand. “By reviewing the structure of all sectors, legislation and regulations, the government will be able to reform these sectors to activate the role of the private sector in pushing toward the overall growth,” he said. The meeting resulted in recommending the need to work together to create employment opportunities and finding how the students may prepare themselves for the job market. It called for creating programs and initiatives aimed to guide the students for the purpose of employment. They also stressed the need to work together on creating an integrated development system on the national level, creating national role models for students from the private sector, presenting successful stories of volunteers from the private sector and making sure that all these initiatives fall in line with Vision 2030. Abu Al-Nasr stressed that such ambitious programs could become engines of growth, productivity and employment in the future. Pushing the welfare of the public, these programs will also support non-oil exports, develop public and higher education and attract foreign investments, he added.