Fleeing Al Hasakah City to Adra City, F.E became the only provider for her 6 children, especially after being divorced.

The woman faced a lot of adversities after fleeing her home city, she was not able to put a roof for her family and hardly found jobs, where she suffered from abuse and harassment.

While staying in Adra, F.E visited Farah Center which is attached to the Syrian Society for Social Development (SSSD), where the volunteers referred her to the Start-up Small Business Grants Program and GBV Case Management Program.

The woman was enrolled in a training course revolving the basics of business management and how to launch a small business. The woman showed a lot of enthusiasm during the course and was happy to launch her own women’s clothes shop.

F.E was interviewed and given a business grant. Upon receiving her shop, the woman spared no minute and actively developed her project, buying a sewing machine. She made sure her drop-out kids resumed studying and began treating her sick daughter.

Not only she sold ready- made clothes, she designed and made clothes of her own. She constantly worked on renewing her clothes’ lines and adding new products, such as, watches, accessories and make-up brands.
F.E was happy to talk about the great change in her life and shared her success story within her community.