In the framework of early recovery and livelihoods improvement, empowering women heads-of-household with a profession and developing their skills has proved essential. Hence SSSD organized, in cooperation with the UNHCR, a vocational training course for 15 women in damascene brocade (aghabani embroidery) at al-Salam Community Center, al-Hameh.
Immediately after the training, the women underwent a life skills and entrepreneurship course to increase their chances of income provision and meet their basic needs. SSSD made sure the beneficiaries were directly connected to the labor market. Very grateful and happy, one of them said, “My gratitude goes to SSSD who helped me take the right path and learn a trade that I can practice to help my family. I hope similar courses are held on a regular basis so that a maximum number of people might benefit, as my fellow women and I did