First Quarter Report 2019
Enablement and creativity programmes
HRDF seeks to empower and enable diverse groups of Saudi nationals from women, to youth, and the unemployed.
Qurrah Working women childcare programme
This programme aims to improve the child care system to respond to the needs of high-quality centres at an affordable cost, improve the working environment inside child care centres, and, as a result, improve the provision of job opportunities to female employees and job seekers in the Saudi labour market. Qurrah supports the increase in the percentage of Saudi women working in the private sector and encourages their stability at work by subsidizing them to enroll their children in child care centres during their working hours. The number of women beneficiaries this quarter has reached 363. In order to respond to the needs of the biggest segment of Saudi women working in the private sector, the support mechanism was amended as follows:
Subsidies continue to be provided for four years until the child is 6 years old
- In the first year the amount of subsidy is SAR 800
- In the second year the amount of subsidy is SAR 600
- In the third year the amount of subsidy is SAR 500
- In the fourth year the amount of subsidy is SAR 400
363 beneficiaries in 2019 Q1
Wusool Transportation of working women programme
This programme aims to empower Saudi female workers and sustain their jobs by providing them with transport to and from their workplace. These transportation means are affordable, highly safe, available in most cities and districts and of high quality and reliability. Wusool supports the increased participation of women working in the private sector through improving and developing female transportation and contributing 80% of their transportation costs.
- Fixed coverage at 80% of transportation cost
- Up to a maximum of SAR 800 per month
- Duration of support: 12 months
9,958 beneficiaries in 2019 Q1
9/10th programme
HRDF’s 9/10th programme is a pioneering initiative operating under the Ministry of Labour and Social Development. The programme is aimed at driving business growth and providing avenues to small and medium scale businesses to drive national economic growth. The programme acts as a bridge between the world of business, the market, a potential investors, and Saudi entrepreneurs. Through seven different services, the 9/10th programme fosters innovation and entrepreneurship. These innovative solutions and services are specifically designed to support and develop small and medium entrepreneurs through various stages of their development.
14,941 beneficiaries in 2019 Q1
Forsah
It is an electronic platform that connects buyers to suppliers from all regions of the Kingdom. The number of beneficiaries of small and medium enterprises amounted to 740 enterprises in 2019 Q1.
Kanaf Emerging business accelerator
It is an incubator for entrepreneurs during the early stages of their projects until their launch in the market, which helps the entrepreneurs to have a product or service ready to be submitted to investors and displayed in the market.
Tojjar Access to market
It is an e-commerce platform that enables entrepreneurs to coordinate sales, payment, delivery, etc., without worrying about the technical structure needed to achieve this objective. It also allows productive families to sell their products in modern booths at the largest companies in KSA. Eight booths were constructed in 2019 Q1 to enable families to invest in them.
Bahr Self-employment
Bahr is an integrated platform that works to connect freelance professionals, employers and projects in an easy, fast and secure manner, catalysing economic and social impact. The total beneficiaries of the programme reached 5,540.
Abwab My apps
It is a range of useful services and applications for companies in all stages. These services and applications are carefully selected and arranged based on the visitor’s personality and according to their needs.
Atwar Entrepreneurs trip
It is a platform that provides simplified steps and reliable sources for each phase of the project from idea to launch.
Zad Access to information
It provides small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurs with data and information to help them to make important decisions for their business.
Subol Career education and development programme
Subol is an interactive, online, educational platform for vocational guidance for students, teachers, partners, job seekers, employers, and employees. It is hub for career guidance, professional, and educational material offering in-depth information through interactive and visual content. Its goal is to effectively assist its audience. Subol programme has also developed a set of tools to determine the occupational aptitudes and match them to the career goals.
13,697 online visitors in 2019 Q1