Training courses on “ Soft skills and promotion of self-confidence and mutual trust” and “enhancement of the governance of existing cooperatives and women associations”

The Training courses on “Soft skills and promotion of self-confidence and mutual trust” and “enhancement of the governance of existing cooperatives and women associations” took place in  November and December 2020 in Palestine. The two trainings, organized by Ministry of Agriculture of Palestine with the collaboration of The Palestinian Businesswomen’s Association- ASALA, involved 54 rural women from Jerusalem, Hebron and Nablus areas, for a total duration of six days. The targeted participants were women entrepreneurs willing to further develop their existing business ideas, workers...

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Training on gender concepts and mainstreaming in Lebanon

A training programme on Gender Concepts and Mainstreaming started on 2 December 2020, organized by the GEMAISA team and MoA staff with the involvement of the gender expert and trainer Zeina Abdel Khalek. Due to the  COVID-19 restrictions, the training was held online, through the Zoom platform.  80 participants attended the training from the Directorate of Agriculture, the Green Plan and the Lebanese Agriculture Research Institute, with the objective of involving a larger audience including engineers, Heads of Departments and Head of services from other Directorates. The training was...

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Training courses on “dairy products manufacturing” and “fodder production and recycling of agricultural residues” held in Elfayoum Governorate

The Training courses on “fodder production and recycling of agricultural residues” and “dairy product manufacturing” took place in Elfayoum Governorate in November 2020, involving 24 rural women from Eltowfikia and Sennhour Elkablia villages, in Sennoris district. The initiative, realized in collaboration with the Elfayoum Agricultural Directorate, aimed at enhancing rural women’s technical skills, thus positively impacting both on food security and on the quality of fodder and milk production. The trainings focused on the following topics: Training course on “dairy products manufacturing”,...

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Equipment distribution for the dairy cooperatives in Akkar

On October 27, 2020 the Lebanese team, together with Akkar Regional Agricultural Services distributed equipments to the dairy cooperatives targeted by the project in Akkar Governorate.  At the presence of the head of the Agricultural Services Department, two cooperatives – the Association of Cooperatives for Animal Resource Development in Hekr el Daher and the Association of Cooperatives for Developement and Animal Production  in Andit – received milking machines  and equipment for milk processing, including fridges, kichk drier and mill, sealing machine, milk...

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Small Businesses Management Skills Training in Palestine

The GEMAISA Palestine team organized, in collaboration with the Palestinian Businesswomen’s Association – ASALA, a training on “Small Businesses Management Skills” that took place in October 2020 in the three project’ target governorates : Nablus, Jerusalem and Hebron. The training focused on the following topics: Marketing principles and steps for creation and development of small businesses;Business management, budgeting, marketing, pricing different types of bank accounts and how to manage savings;How to identify weaknesses in a business project and how to address them in the best...

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Training women on gender-based violence, heritage and wage in Abdeh, Akkar, Lebanon

A training focusing on gender-based violence, heritage and wage aimed at 25 women members of dairy cooperatives was realized at the Regional Agricultural Services premises in Abdeh, Akkar Governorate, on 24 June 2020. The training has been organized in collaboration with the Directorate for Agricultural Cooperatives, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the NGO RDFL (The Lebanese Democratic Women’s Gathering) and the puppet company “Les Amis des Marionettes”. The training aimed at increasing women’s knowledge on three relevant issues that have been at the forefront of public debate on women’s rights...

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