A new training workshop on women’s local participation in Tyre

The Lebanese Foundation for Permanent Civil Peace (LFPCP), Diakonia and the Tyre municipality organized a training workshop entitled “women’s participation in local decision making”.  The event was held at the King’s Historical Castle in the city of Tyre.  The workshop extended over 2 days with the participation of 30 women active in civil society.  The programme began by a presentation of the workshop programme by the coordinator Rabih Kays who insisted on the importance of reaching practical and local recommendation which would focus on changing people’s behavior in their daily life and especially in terms of supporting civil peace.  The vice-president of the Tyre municipality, Salah Sabraoui, noted that the municipal council supports all activities that strengthen women’s role as this will have a positive repercussion on society at large.
Source: Al-Nahar 3 July 2014