Vocational Support Program for Refugee Women in Lebanon

It aims at empowering more than 2000 Syrian and Palestinian female refugees (who moved to Lebanon recently as a result of the war in Syria) to do simple self-employable jobs to increase the family income, thus enhancing the family’s wellbeing and helping to increase the rate of children returning to school, especially among working children. Training courses focused on short-term vocational sessions in the fields of sewing, embroidery, knitting, hair styling, cooking, marketing, and information technologies. This program raises awareness among participating women on issues related to early marriage, importance of education, hygiene and reproductive health.