BRJ creates 100,000 jobs for Saudi women

Jeddah: Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ), a job creation programme under Community Jameel, has reached a new milestone by helping to create over 100,000 jobs for women in Saudi Arabia since 2007.

By mobilising initiatives in 96 cities and towns throughout Saudi Arabia, Bab Rizq Jameel has generated female employment across a range of sectors including business administration, tourism, and hospitality.

Commenting on the success of the programme, Rola Basamad, Senior General Manager of Bab Rizq Jameel Female Recruitment Company, said: “Through our nationwide network of recruitment and training centres, we have been able to help an increasing number of women fulfil their full potential by providing them with job opportunities, which complement their skills sets and suit their individual lifestyles as needed,” she added.

Since 2007, the programme has achieved encouraging results across all five regions of Saudi Arabia. In the Western Region, 33,308 jobs were created predominately in the retail and administration sectors. The Middle Region followed with 21,518, primarily in manufacturing facilities, customer service centres, and home-based employment programmes. A total of 19,088 new jobs for women were created in the Eastern Region, while the Northern Region saw a further 14,376, and the Southern Region reached 11,830 opportunities.

“We have partnered with over 1,380 companies in the private sector to introduce a range of new programmes this year, such as freelance task-based and volunteering opportunities,” Basamad said.