Korean-supported sewing workshops in Borghlieh to empower women economically

In its issue of March 4, the local Daily Star newspaper shed light on the useful community activities carried out by the Korean Battalion operating within the UNIFIL forces in the village of Borghlieh, Tyre. The newspaper gave special focus to the sewing workshops which targeted women in this southern town and aim to assist them in economic empowerment. In this respect, the Korean sewing instructor, Hannah Kim, told the newspaper that her country’s brigade organizes up to four 3-month courses every year to help women acquire adequate sewing skills. One beneficiary, Rania Shehab, who got married at an early age, said that she enrolled in the course to learn how to repair the clothes for her family members, adding that she now plans to open a small tailor shop that can cater for relatives and neighbors. Another participant, Zahra Khudr, a mother of 3 children, said with pride that after completion of the tutorial, she has become self-reliant and can now mend her family’s wardrobe without outside assistance. (The Daily Star, March 4, 2016)