“Today you made us cry, you made us laugh, our emotions intertwined during this event, but we witnessed our young ones presenting real issues and sending messages to every individual in this society”.

This is what one of the women expressed during the artistic event organized by the Syrian Society for Social Development in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) on the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign titled "Unite! Invest to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls" at the Nabaa Salkhad Center in Sweida.

The performance began with artistic segments presented by children, followed by a theatrical presentation by a group of young boys and girls from the Child Protection Department who were empowered through the life skills curriculum. They addressed important issues such as child marriage, denial of education and rights, paternal control over daughters, psychological and physical violence, and the phenomenon of spreading rumors.

 The aim was to shed light on these prevalent phenomena within society and find appropriate solutions.

The performance concluded with a song composed by the youth addressing gender discrimination, and the attendance reached 200 people.

As part of the follow-up and supervision plan for the projects implemented under the sponsorship of the World Food Programme, a team from the country office of the World Food Program carried out a visit to the Al-Sanabel Center - Al-Quniyah.

The team looked over the process of electronic vouchers distribution regarding the project of nutritional support for pregnant and lactating women and out of school children.

The team also got to know with the services provided and the stages of registration and met some of the beneficiaries of the project and asked them about the service provided.

Along with its humanitarian work, in helping the needy families especially the breadwinner women, who do not have a steady income. The Community Initiatives Team of the Syrian Society for Social Development at Beit Al Yasmin Center in Tartous, implemented "We are One Family" initiative.

During the initiative, 38 food baskets were distributed to women in Al-Beidah, Wata Al-Beidah, Mershtah, Bustan Mattana-Banias-Khirbet Al-Sindiana-Wadi Al-Khirbeh). These women were also transferred to the World Food Program through networking with GOPA.

The team committed to the procedures to prevent Coronavirus, during the distribution, by wearing gloves and masks.