Executive Master’s Degree Awarded to Ms. Amal Amer in Public Administration
Ms. Amal Ali Ahmed Amer was awarded an Executive Master’s Degree in Public Administration for her thesis titled: A Proposed Framework for Developing Community Participation in Development Projects in the Capital Secretariat – Sana’a, which was submitted to the Center of Public Administration – Sana’a University. The MA defense was held on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
The MA Viva-voce Committee, which was formed based on a resolution issued by the Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Council, consisted of the following:
| # | Committee Members | Designation | Position |
| 1 | Prof. Abdullah Abdullah Al-Sanafi | Internal Examiner | Chair |
| 2 | Dr. Samah Mohammed Al-Hayasi | Main Supervisor | Member |
| 3 | Dr. Hamid Abdulghani Al-Mekhlafi | External Examiner | Member |
The study aimed to:
- Present a proposed framework for developing community participation in development projects in the Capital Secretariat – Sana’a.
The study yielded a number of key findings summarized as follows:
- Community participation in development projects remains limited and is mainly concentrated within service-oriented community initiatives.
- There is a multiplicity of entities concerned with managing community participation, alongside the absence of a central body responsible for organizing it, leading to overlapping roles and weak channels of effective communication with the community.
- Community participation faces legal, organizational, cultural, and economic obstacles that limit its effectiveness.
In light of these findings, the researcher recommended the following:
- Adopting a clear methodology for community participation throughout all stages of development projects, while establishing implementation mechanisms for legal provisions and not limiting participation solely to community initiative projects.
- Updating policies and regulations governing community participation, and preparing procedural manuals that define participation mechanisms, the roles of different entities, methods of coordination, funding, and follow-up by the Ministry of Local Administration and Rural Development.
- Establishing a dedicated unit for community participation to oversee and manage all aspects of participation.
- Implementing awareness and educational programs to strengthen the culture of community participation through media outlets and educational institutions.
- Activating direct communication channels with the community through regular periodic meetings to enhance trust and partnership.
- Requiring implementing agencies of development projects to involve the community in all stages of the projects.
The defense session was attended by academics, researchers, students, interested participants, as well as the researcher’s colleagues and family members.
