QRCS concludes livelihood project for widows, displaced families in Syria

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded the second phase of a livelihood project for widows and displaced families in northern Syria, ai...

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded the second phase of a livelihood project for widows and displaced families in northern Syria, aimed at empowering widows and young people from displaced families through vocational training programs and cash grants to start small enterprises.

A graduation ceremony was held to honour 240 women who completed the vocational training.

The ceremony was attended by Mazen Abdullah, head of QRCS’s office in Türkiye, Dr. Barakat Al-Yousef, Deputy Governor of Aleppo, and Hael Assi, director of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (ARCS) – Aleppo chapter.

Now, the graduates are qualified to start their own business, creating better chances of sustainable income and a stronger economic situation locally.

The project serves a total of 2,250 direct and indirect beneficiaries.