In spite of much political rhetoric about the importance of encouraging women to engage in income-generating activity, most of the efforts have been led by the non-government sector, and particularly by businesswomen’s associations. Donors often fund these business support projects and offer tools that can be used to train women in entrepreneurial skills, such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) programme, “Women Get the Business Edge”, in Yemen and the ILO’s "Start Your Own Business” (SYOB), "Expand Your Business” (IYB), and “Know About Business” (KAB) training materials in a number of MENA economies. However, business development services are not systematically available in the MENA region, especially in rural areas.