Completion of training for boosting the political role of women of South Lebanon

With the support of the UNDP and UNIFIL, Women in Front Association ended last Saturday its project, ‘Activating the Role of Southern Women in Public Affairs’ aimed at training active women in South Lebanon and the empowerment of their skills to take part in public and municipal life. Some 23 women from the districts of Bint Jbeil and Tyre attended a ceremony held at the Cultural Movement Center in Tyre, which also saw the presence of the head of the Federation of Tyre Municipalities, Abdel Mohsen Husseini, as well as Baker Adam and Raghad Assi representing the UNIFIL and UNDP respectively. The beneficiaries completed a 5-day training workshop covering many topics, notably: municipal work and municipal budget; how to assess the needs of the community and the progress of projects; how to appear in the media and the art of public speech; how to assess and develop the personal image and how to write and submit a proposal to donors. Each participant presented a project which contributed to the advancement of her neighborhood, and were handed certificates to this effect. (Al Mustaqbal, May 29, 2016)