Ms. R N is a 39-year-old widow and mother of three. Her husband passed away four and a half years ago due to the unfortunate crisis that hit our beloved country. She currently lives in Isqableh village in Rural Banias, and is the sole breadwinner for her children.

After Mrs. R N heard of the services provided by SSSD through one of her friends who underwent a handwork course at Baath Center in Jleity village, she came to Banyas Center and expressed her desire to register for a small project. Consequently, she was offered a 1-week course in Project Management. During the course, she was introduced to the criteria for successful projects, and the steps required that would enable her to succeed in the project she wanted to implement__ a linen shop in the village she lives in.

Once her project was approved and handed over, Mrs. R N felt like a woman in charge for the first time in her life. She did not hide her fear and said:” I hold the trust of three children, and carry SSSD’s gift, which is represented by their trust in me to help me bear my children’s daily costs and life burdens.”

Day after day, Mrs. R N led her shop just like a captain of a ship, selling and buying from the profits of the project new goods and introducing new types and materials that did not exist before, as was observed during the project’s follow-up.

She managed to make her own way into society to occupy a suitable place, and change the stereotype of the widowed woman to a creative woman. She also managed to cover the expenses of her children and enroll her young son in a private kindergarten.