Tareq woke me up at 5:30 am to visit the fish market in Aden and we managed to be there at 6am in time to see the first two boats with fishermen coming back. I can’t help but think about the hard work put in by these fishermen who could lose their lives to put food on tables around the world.
In Sana’a, we attended an altogether different meeting. The Orphan Development Organisation held a seminar which was followed by a mass wedding ceremony to celebrate the marriage of 3000 adult orphans.
The seminar participants had very diverse backgrounds and came from different countries and organisations. The key issue on the agenda was the future of orphan care development. In that respect, local organisations are planning to train orphans to gain skills for life, thereby turning them into useful citizens of their country.
The event after the seminar, the mass wedding, was supported by Prince Sultan Bin Abdelaziz, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. 3000 adult orphans were married and the Prince sponsored the start in their new life together.
You might wonder why I was so happy for the 3000 orphans. My answer is simple: in my opinion, FAMILY makes up the most important unit in society's infrastructure as it can build nations and produce civilisations.
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