Environmental visit by Al Ard association in Beit Shabab spotlights the struggle of 5 women

Al Ard – Lebanon, an association working on environmental protection and safety, organized during the second week-end of October, an environment day in Beit Shebab with the participation of more than 150 visitors who toured the natural sites and got to know the local arts and crafts including the Naffa3 Naffa3 bell making workshop which exists since the 18th century.  Visitors also inspected the environmental project for waste recycling which was set up a few years ago by five women, Mary Ghibril, Marnette Sharfeh, Khadija Hannoud, Amal Bitar and Athena Ghassoub, for the purpose of encouraging local residents to care about the environment.  Women from the recycling project deplored the general lack of interest regarding the environment and noted that it will be difficult to carry on with the recycling project in view of its cost.  They added that the assistance of the local municipal council was limited to a decision taken prior to elections authorizing them the usage of the plot of land to recycle waste but failed to meet any other recycling cost thus forcing women to cover these themselves.
Source: L'Orient Le Jour 17 Octobre 2014