Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, donated SR1.8 Million to the Child Protection Initiative, School Reintegration Program in Yemen and Sudan, said a press release Sunday. Headquartered in Riyadh, the Child Protection Initiative (CPI) is a partnership initiated by the Arab Urban Development Initiative and the World Bank and supported by other regional and international donors. The CPI program helps reintegrate children who have dropped out of school by conducting exploratory studies, as well as workshops for specialists, teachers, families, children, and the local authorities. The program includes preparing classrooms for functioning, developing curricula with UNESCO, and providing vocational training for older students. With the support of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation - Lebanon, the program is reintegrating 400 students to complete their schooling, providing vocational training for 200 adolescences, employing 100 young adults of legal age and training 30 teachers and 10 social workers. Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation – Lebanon works to provide women and youth in the MENA region with economic and educational opportunities, through strategic philanthropic investments in sustainable projects of the Foundation's various partner organizations. It tackles poverty and provides rapid aid in cases of natural disasters internationally. The foundation also reframes perceptions of Islam and the West through dialogue, programs and educational centers around the world in order to promote a greater understanding between the different faiths and world views.
