Rural Damascus-SANA
Cooking skill is not the only condition for her to work, but because the woman is the breadwinner for her family. With this idea, Maysa Al-Tahhan launched her small project, which, after two years, turned into a reality that supports the income of 15 families in al-Tal in the Damascus countryside.
The beginning of the project dates back to 2019, as Al-Tahhan, 39, explains to Sana, where she established a kitchen with simple equipment, with the support and encouragement of her husband, in order to secure decent work and a stable resource for widowed women and breadwinners for their families, and to sell meals similar to what is produced at home in terms of quality, cleanliness and workmanship at reasonable prices.
Al-Tahhan, a mother of six children, pointed out that the kitchen quickly became widespread, and its products, including meals, mortar, sweets, jams and juices, were in great demand, indicating that her project had received support from the civil and community sector, especially the Revival of the Poor Charitable Association in the Al-Tal area and the owners of commercial activities, which contributed to its expansion and increase of its resources and returns. Somewhat.
Regarding the details of the work, El-Tahan stated that he starts in the early morning by naming the meal of the day, preparing the requirements, organizing the list of orders, then dividing it between preparation, cooking, cleaning, packing, refrigeration and distribution. A Facebook page to promote kitchen products.
She points out that there are some difficulties, most notably the lack of fuel, electricity cuts, and the high prices of raw materials and transportation fees.
Iman Hamouda, the breadwinner of her five children, stated that the kitchen provided her with a job commensurate with her family's circumstances and an adequate income to support her, while Zuhur Ghoish expressed her satisfaction with working in the kitchen, which gave her the opportunity to invest her culinary talent in a useful matter in a family atmosphere.
Darren Arafa