“There’s a widespread language between me and the buildings. In each home I attempt to protect. I really feel that town is grateful to me, and I’m grateful to town as a result of it has taught me so much”, says Yemeni engineer Harbia Al-Himiary, describing her relationship with the Yemeni capital.
Ms. Al-Himiary has been striving since childhood to attain her dream of preserving the heritage of Sana’a, and making certain “the continuity of our historical past, one of many biggest civilizations.”
As a undertaking officer within the Cultural Heritage Unit of the Historic Cities Authority in Previous Sana’a, she is at present engaged on a UN-backed undertaking to revive dozens of historic buildings in Sana’a and throughout Yemen.
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Harbiya al-Hamiry, a Yemeni heritage engineer who launched into a mission to revive Yemen’s historic buildings.
‘There is no such thing as a distinction between a female and male engineer’
“There is no such thing as a distinction between a person or a girl on the subject of preserving this historic metropolis,” she insists, stressing the respect between all members of the crew, in addition to the residents of the neighbourhoods through which they work. “It’s true that we face challenges and difficulties however, by working as a crew, we transcend it. Now there are a selection of feminine engineers within the undertaking, proving every single day that they’re aggressive on this area, all contributing to the preservation of this jewel.”
On each undertaking that she has labored on, Ms. Al-Himiary has tried to seek out alternatives for ladies and women. “For instance, after I was primarily based within the previous city of Zabid, we educated quite a few women in conventional constructing crafts, equivalent to woodwork, wooden decorations, stucco decorations, and carpentry. The extra alternatives for coaching we opened up, the extra we discovered an equal turnout of girls and boys. In some trades, women outnumbered the boys.”
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Harbiya al-Hamiry, a Yemeni heritage engineer strolling round Previous Sana’a.
When she requested one of many women why she was coaching in conventional carpentry, she informed Ms. Al-Humairi that, by restoring the picket decorations in her house, she was each exercising her rights as one of many homeowners of the home, and preserving her, and her household’s, privateness.
“My recommendation to any woman is to decide on the sector she likes, as a result of so long as she loves that area, she will certainly reach it,” declares the engineer. “With persistence, diligence and perseverance, you’ll absolutely reach reaching the ambition you want.”
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Heritage conservation engineer Harbia Al Himiary (center)
