Fatima Rashad

Aden – Participants in the public speaking training course unanimously agreed that the experience was a significant milestone in their lives, as it gave them confidence to stand before an audience and enhanced their ability to control and vary their voice.

Yemeni girls seek self-development by enrolling in courses that build their skills and open wider horizons for facing life with greater confidence. The girls of Aden exemplified leadership, excellence, and competitiveness through their participation in a specialized training course for children and young girls, which began on November 25 and concluded yesterday, Thursday, November 27, coinciding with the celebration of World Children’s Day.

This event aimed to support children’s rights, focusing especially on empowering girls and equipping them with knowledge in the art of public speaking, ensuring that girls learn from an early age to express their rights effectively and command attention without losing their voice.

Heba Fahim Haidar, Director of the “Global Shapers” Foundation in Aden, said, “We organized this public speaking course on the occasion of World Children’s Day to encourage a large number of participating girls to improve their reading abilities, mastery of Arabic, eloquence, and speaking skills, as these are essential for girls, especially when entering the workforce.”

She added, “Today’s girls need greater attention, and we found World Children’s Day a valuable opportunity to provide this support through such training courses. I would like to emphasize the importance of educating girls from an early age, especially as we benefit from the pioneering experiences of Nour Haidar, a prominent figure in girls’ education in Aden. I am proud to be her descendant and follow her path in supporting girls’ education. This course was also held in partnership with Miswat Library, one of the main supporters of children.”

Unique Participation

Wafaa Ahmed Ghaleb, Director of Miswat Children’s Library, stated that the course was enjoyable and highly beneficial for the children, helping them learn how to control and manage their voice correctly, which enhanced their speaking confidence. She added that the experience also offered an important opportunity to develop constructive criticism skills, essential for their future academic and professional lives.

Farah Ahmed, one of the course participants, said, “I benefited greatly from this public speaking course for children. I learned teamwork, how to control my voice and adjust its tone so that each voice has a unique role, and I realized that women have a fundamental role in society and must show their abilities to achieve their aspirations.”

Her colleague, Asil Jassim, shared that the course gave her the confidence to stand before an audience, becoming a future source of pride for her family and community. She focused on improving language use and voice modulation, which helped her develop her public speaking skills, stating, “Everyone can excel in their own field.”

Doha Bassam added, “I benefited a lot from the course, learning how to control and vary my voice, as well as using language correctly.” She expressed her ambition to become a presenter and poet in the future, considering these skills a first step toward achieving her dreams.

Jannat Hani emphasized the importance of the training, particularly in learning constructive criticism that allows her to critique without harming anyone, in daily life and the future.

This training course represents a key way to develop Yemeni children, especially girls seeking to enhance their public speaking, presence, and self-expression skills. It also teaches them to defend their rights, advocate for women’s rights from an early age, and gain essential skills for their academic and professional lives