Inauguration of Amel outlet for supporting Lebanese rural and Syrian refugee women

Amel Association International opened a new shop to market handcrafts produced by Lebanese rural and Syrian refugee women with funding from the United Nations Women Fund for Gender Equality. ‘Minna’ is the name of the new shop which aims at linking women to markets and creates new prospects for their livelihoods. To this end, the Regional Coordinator of the Program, Rana Hujeiri, explained that the project seeks to trace a link between products hand made by women participants and the cultural environment of their hometowns. Oxfam representative, Samantha Bobo, for her part, highlighted the economic dimension of the project. Also, a documentary film was screened recounting real features in the life of rural and Syrian refugee women in action. (Al Mustaqbal, 2 June 2015)