Training for women of Beirut suburbia to join the job market

The Basma Charity Association organized last week a graduation ceremony for the first of five groups of women who completed an intensive 12-session training course on the skills required by the labor market. The workshops took place at the Primary Health Care Center in the Beirut suburb of Cheyah (PHCCC), in collaboration with the local municipality. Women entrepreneurs also contributed to the training by sharing their experiences in various issues, such as, personal skills, orientation and preparedness, accounting, communication and organization, and access to small credits. During the graduation ceremony, Basma founding president, Sandra Khlat Abdel Noor, said that the women’s empowerment programme which is supported by ‘Recettes de Vie’ (Recipes of Life) initiative, will contribute to the improvement of women’s livelihoods, and will also have a positive impact on all other family members. Finally, Abdel Noor pointed out that the graduation event is only a starting point for participants who are now qualified to apply for jobs through the Association’s recruitment offices or by directly contacting private sector institutions. (L’Orient Le Jour, March 11, 2016)