A Syrian workshop aims to give women not just job skills but also the qualities they need to become leaders in their communities.
A programme in Northern Syria aims to put an end to the male domination of civil society and empower a new generation of female Syrian leaders.
“Despite a number of projects that help women in northern Syria, the majority do not go beyond training women on basic skills or handiwork, such as sewing,” said Zina Kayalli, who is Kesh Malek’s Gender Equity & Women Rights Program Manager. One beneficiary of the programme is 24-year-old Amena al Hosayn, the mother of a three-month-old infant, who graduated from university despite the war but found opportunities hard to come by.
“Kesh Malek has increased my skills and raised my understanding of certain specialities, which gives me higher chances when I apply for jobs,” she said. Despite failing to make significant gains against opposition forces on the ground, the regime and its ally Russia have complete control of the skies over northern Syria.
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