In order to support vocational trainees in a first step towards success, the Syrian Society for Social Development—WGSS, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA Syria), held in the city of Hama at the Arts Gallery of the Aisha School, Ibn Rushd Street, an exhibition of the outputs of vocational training: crochet, embroidery, etamine, woodworks, copperware and detergents.

The products women were specifically trained to manufacture were displayed in several “corners,” each exhibiting products that belong to a specific trade, including: dishwashing liquid, solid and liquid soap (detergent industry); some embroidered canvas using a variety of crochet stitches; wooden and copper items that feature pyrography, coloring and copper-pressing skills; and also some placemats and t-shirts featuring textile printing skills.

The exhibition was attended by 251 people of different ages who willingly shared their opinions about the exhibition: “When the word Aman (safety) is there we always expect beautiful results”; “Each piece in the exhibition tells a love story and a passion for work.”

In response to people’s massive return to Khan Sheikhoun, rural Idlib, and in order to quickly assess the needs and identify risks to returnee families, the team of the Syrian Society for Social Development visited the town, collected data and assessed the needs.

The SSSD team also carried out some recreational activities for the children there and distributed toys and presents.

Then, making a careful inspection of the town, they determined the damaged infrastructure that need restoration/rehabilitation (schools, power and water infrastructure, sewerage network, public clinics), so these can constitute protection factors for the returning families.

The SSSD held an integrative activity in collaboration with the UNHCR, and within the Home-Based Care Programme at one of the kindergartens in Messiaf, with the aim to raise children’s awareness on the appropriate way to deal with children with specific needs, as well as the importance of integrating them with the rest of the community.

The activity included integrating children with specific needs with other normal children of the local community and IDPs, through diverse activities aimed at enhancing communication and cooperation between them.

In response to the women's request to learn about the basics of correcting their children’s wrong behavior, the Syrian Society for Social Development (SSSD), in cooperation with the UNHCR, conducted awareness sessions for the mothers of the Friendship Group children entitled "Code of Conduct", under the Home-Based Rehabilitation Programme at Bayt Alaila Center in Hama, Messiaf.

During the sessions, women were introduced to conduct and how to guide their children’s behaviors. Also, the correct code of conduct and strategies needed to be applied were defined.

At the end of the sessions, the women expressed their joy and gratitude for the valuable information they learned from the sessions, which alerted them to the wrong behaviors they were following with their children.