20 women graduates in Akkar from a first-aid training workshop organized by Future Movement

Within the framework of the training programme implemented by the women sector of the Future Movement, an event was organized last week to celebrate the graduation of 20 women who successfully completed a first aid course.  The course was implemented in collaboration of the Municipality of Mejdlaya, the Charitable Association of Mejdlaya, and the Directorate of Health and Social Services (DHSS) at the Rafic Hariri Foundation.  The event included a number of speeches by the President of the Municipality, Katub Shokr, and the General Coordinator of the Future Movement in Kaytah3, Samer Hadara, the DHSS representative Dr. Mahmud Khodr, and the women sector coordinator Insaf al-Asa3ad.  Al Asa3ad reiterated the Future Movement’s belief in women’s roles and capacities and, thus, the need to address women’s issues and improve their condition as this will benefit the society as a whole.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 27 October 2014