Damascus-Sana
The Business Women Committee in the Damascus Chamber of Commerce launched the book Soft Grips, which monitored the experiences of 23 Syrian businesswomen during years in which they were able to overcome the effects of the war, establish small projects or follow up on existing projects, and provide commercial, economic and humanitarian services and services to society and the Syrian economy.
Khanji saw that each of the women was able to achieve a footprint in her work sector and that the war broke many social and economic barriers that enabled women to take an active role that was not previously and devoted new work patterns in terms of reality and circumstances so that Syrian women can be a role model for the world.
During the launch of the book, several businesswomen talked about aspects of their commercial and industrial projects, whether in the field of establishing training centers to develop human skills or support people with special needs or volunteer work in humanitarian charities.
Feryal Raslan indicated that her interest focused during the crisis years on the aspect of training and qualification in human development and the strengthening of skills to employ them in the areas that the country needs, especially in light of the need for human cadres, competencies and expertise.
For her part, the head of the Raqqa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Randa Al-Ajili, spoke about her experience and the suffering of her transportation during the presence of terrorist organizations in the governorate and how she managed to overcome these difficulties and leave the city to continue her work in the management of the Raqqa Chamber of Commerce from Damascus in addition to her economic and commercial work in the field of industrial and agricultural equipment and auto spare parts.
Businesswoman Nada Al-Ghubrah indicated that her experience focused on the production of clothes and sewing workshops, where she faced many difficult circumstances during the war years, noting the work of her colleague, the businesswoman, the martyr Rola Zalhaf, who was martyred as she followed her work and participated in the 59th Damascus International Fair, which confirms the steadfastness of the Syrian woman and her challenge to all Conditions and follow its development and social role.
For its part, Ruba Al-Aboud, a member of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce, mentioned her experience in working in the field of furniture and its continuation despite the conditions to secure income for the families of workers in its factories, considering that all these works are considered small in front of the sacrifices of the Syrian Arab Army and its heroism over the area of the Syrian geography.
Ahmed Souliman
