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Yemen: In a fragile state

Yemen’s civil society is still in an early growth phase but non-profits and pressure groups will play an important role in strengthening democratic institutions for the future.
I wrote last Friday about the need for a new trust to support girls who escape from early, unwanted marriages.
But I recently spent the morning at an incubator organization, the Youth Leadership Development Foundation, which is training the next generation of managers and administrators who will help the civil society sector to grow.
Samira is a university graduate who’s taking part in a one-year communications course. I asked how it compared to her university studies.
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