Ramadan exhibition at the Chamber of Commerce in Tripoli for empowering women producers

The President of the Union of Fay7a2 Municipalities in Tripoli, Mr. Nader Al-ghazal, inaugurated an exhibition entitled "Ramadan Brings Us Together" at the Abdullah Ghandour hall of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in the North.  The event was attended by the Chamber's Treasurer, Mr.Toufic al Dabbousi, the representative of the Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon and of a number of women and civil society organisations, cultural organisations and scouts associations.
Dabbousi emphasized in his key note address  the efforts extended by participating organisations in promoting traditional handcrafts noting that such activities are part of the public and social interests of the Chamber of Tripoli and the North which seeks through its various programmes to support and encourage micro and small enterprises especially those set up and run by women
At the end of the opening ceremony, Dabbousi and Ghazal also offered prizes to three pioneering women, in appreciation of their achievements in municipal, banking and civil action namely: Leila Chahhoud Tichouri, Maha Mokaddam, Yolande Al-Rassi.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 5 August 2013