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“Ginwar”, a women only village in Syria
30-11-2018
A women only village called Ginwar was inaugurated in North Syria on the occasion of the 16 days campaign to counter violence against women. The village is located in the Derbassyeh region in the Caza of Hassakeh and has been in preparation over the last two years. According to Rommel Haffet, the woman responsible for this initiative, the village was inaugurated as a result of the humongous efforts exerted by the women themselves. She further added that the village is not intended for Kurdish women only but will host any woman wishing to live there. Ginwar is equipped with all needed services and includes 20 dwellings for women coming from shadadi, Tal tamr, Ain Al Arab. Most women are either widows, divorced or have lost their husbands in various ways. The village also includes a medical facility where women have secured a variety of medicinal herbs, as well as a kindergarten and a 200 sheep owned and used by women. Haffet noted that men can visit their women relatives in the village but are not allowed to live there. (Al Diyar, 30 November 2018)
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