Rif Dimashq-SANA
As part of the (Enough) campaign to combat violence against women, the community beacon of the Syrian Trust for Development in the city of Moadamiya in Damascus countryside carried out a craft activity that included teaching a group of women how to make accessories as a gift to other women in the city in order to reach the largest number of them and introduce the campaign and its goals.
Taghreed Al-Khalaf, a case manager within the Syrian secretariat, explained in a statement to SANA that this initiative is being implemented as part of a 16-day campaign to combat violence against women by a group of women within the lighthouse by presenting gifts to them, also occupied by women, to introduce the campaign’s goal and rights and to confirm the presence of those who support this rights and stands by them.
The 16-day campaign, which was launched on the twenty-fifth of last November and will continue until the tenth of this December, also included decorating places in Moadamiya, such as the health center and the girls’ school, and implementing a sports activity for women to publicize the campaign’s goals and reduce their psychological pressure, according to Al-Khalaf, which referred to the involvement of men in Campaign to publicize women's rights.
Al-Khalaf explained that Manarat Al-Moadamiya targeted many women and brought about radical changes in their lives in economic, social and psychological terms by helping them to set up micro-economic projects, subjecting them to vocational training, creating job opportunities for them, and helping others to pursue their education.
Maysa Ahmed Al-Olabi from the committee of women affiliated with the secretariat confirmed that she joined many of the courses and awareness sessions held by the lighthouse and was able to complete her education at the age of forty and underwent English language courses, according to which she obtained a job within the lighthouse and is currently participating in the design of various accessories.
In turn, Maryam Bassam Al-Shaar mentioned that Al-Manara helped her obtain a high school certificate last year, and she entered the university in the kindergarten department, and she is currently teaching women how to make accessories to enable them to launch their own project that may contribute to improving their living situation.
Joining Al-Manara's activities increased my self-confidence and helped me develop my ideas, according to what Amira Nazir Al-Sous said during her participation in designing the accessories, indicating that she also encouraged her to change the way she raised her children and allowed her to play a positive role in society.
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