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Small grants to Palestinian and Syrian refugees
14-8-2017
In her arts and culture column in Al Mustaqbal, journalist Pamela Kesrwani highlighted yesterday the small grants program promoted by Basma wa Zeitoona civil society organization (news: https://goo.gl/zF5LZ1). To know more on the subject, Kesrouani interviewed director of programs, Hiba Daher, who explained that in an attempt to empower Syrian and Palestinian refugees, Basma wa Zeitouneh launched in 2015 its ‘small grants’ program aimed at training a targeted group on entrepreneurship principles. Accordingly, graduates can access financial loans that can eventually help them develop their skills and beat poverty. Since the kickoff of the first stage of the program, the lives of many people who joined the program have changed, Daher maintained, pointing to the 46-year-old displaced Palestinian-Syrian woman, Basma Mansur, who fled from Syria to live in Shatila camp of Beirut. Mansur, Daher said, applied for a loan to open a shop that sells grains, herbs and other food products, and has now brought about the change she long awaited restoring her once-lost hope and eagerness to achieve more. A year from opening her store, Daher boasted, Mansour is working on expanding it by introducing additional brands. The program, Daher mentioned, targets women (75%) and men (25%) aged between 18 to 55 years and is now operational in other camps and regions across Lebanon. (Al Mustaqbal, August 13, 2017)
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