Partnership between Hariri Foundation and Souk el Tayeb for catering training

The Hariri Foundation signed a partnership agreement with Souk el Tayeb to kick off a new restaurant ‘Tawlet Saida’ aimed at promoting traditional foods as well as developing the skills of housewives in all Lebanese regions. The signing comes as part of the Sustainable Civil Development Strategy for Saida, and within the framework of the ‘Hariri Foundation Programs for Sustainable Human Development in Old Saida’ planned to promote the southern capital as a lively historic and heritage hub and develop the social and economic conditions of its inhabitants. The project involves the training of a group of Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian women in catering for traditional food and will result in the launch of a traditional eatery. The significance of the above initiative lies in its impact on the sustainable development of the Old City quarter through supporting the potentials of the most vulnerable women and revival of the city’s heritage, and in its contribution to the growth of local tourism. It should be noted, that the ‘Tawlet Saida’ restaurant is located at a heritage house on the Old City’s water front, and that it has received the support of UNDP/Ministry of Social Affairs Lebanon Host Communities Support Project, as well as of ‘Create a Community Kitchen and Restaurant in Old Saida’ project funded by Norway. (Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, November 8, 2016)