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The Palestinian Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative* concluded in March 2013 after more than two years of working with women entrepreneurs and local partners to promote economic recovery and decent work conditions for Palestinian refugee women in Lebanon.
Project highlights include:
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Mapping of actors engaged in women's economic development in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.
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Survey of existing small businesses in the Ain al-Helwe and Nahr al-Bared camps.
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100 Palestinian women trained on the GET Ahead for Women in Enterprise Training Package and Resource Kit, Business Group Formation and product standards.
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Partnership with Souk El Tayeb to develop the Atayeb Falastine pop up kitchen and catering service, which empowers Palestinian women to improve their livelihoods by reviving Palestinian culinary traditions and generating an income.
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Embroidery sessions for more than 50 women in the Nahr al-Bared and Ain al-Helwe Palestine refugee camps in Lebanon.
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43 women entrepreneurs have received grants and micro-loans.
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11 business groups formed to enhance cooperation, and to improve production quality and access to markets.
Read testimonies from the refugee women [PDF Arabic].
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Women and Economic Empowerment in the Arab Transitions
Regional and international experts addressed women's economic empowerment in light of the ongoing Arab transitions, with a focus on economic justice, social rights and governance issues at a three-day meeting.
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Women and Trade Unions: Decent Work through Organizing
Arab women trade unionists convened a regional workshop in February to explore ways to increase women’s participation in trade unions and to enable them to work with NGOs that advocate for women’s rights.
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Rethinking the Informal Economy in the Arab Region: A Human Rights based Approach
The three-day joint ILO-UNDP workshop explores the different dimensions of the informal economy in Arab states with a focus on links with gender equality, workers’ rights, governance and strategies and tactics to promote formalization.
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Participatory Gender Audits: Training Arab Facilitators
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Labour Day Parade
Lebanese NGOs and women migrant domestic workers marched on April 28 to mark Labour Day and to call for the elimination of the sponsorship system known as the Kafala that regulates migrant work in Lebanon.
The parade of some 200 people began on Beirut's seafront (Corniche al-Manara) and ended at Sanayeh garden. Asian and African food was served, the play "Labour Day" by Raheel Zeki was presented, and copies of the Migrant Domestic Workers Guide was distributed in 12 languages.
Souk El Tayeb's Farmers' Organic Market also organized an event to promote the cultures of countries of origin of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon. Food products, beverages and traditional handmade products were displayed. The open-air market was also used to distribute the Migrant Domestic Workers Guide to employers and workers.
Read more about PROWD (the Action Programme for Protecting the Rights of Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon).
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