Junior Chamber International in Lattakia holds a participatory forum to promote  the concept of entrepreneurship

The participatory forum organized by the Junior  Chamber International ( JCI)-Ugarit  in Lattakia focused on the role of the Chamber in promoting the concept of entrepreneurship and supporting youths’  efforts in advancing the economy within their local community.

The topics discussed by the participants in the forum included motivating young people to be active individuals with a positive impact on  their community and  providing high-level training to achieve this goal.

They also dealt with  ways to support startups and small companies, enhancing communication through their wide network of experienced Syrian entrepreneurs, and the importance of developing leadership skills of  individuals to face a changing world in addition to contributing  through  its projects to achieving the sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations.

The Executive president of the JCI   in Syria, Dr. Ammar Al-Essastressed  in a statement to the Syriatimes e-newspaper  the importance of activities that are concerned with making a positive impact on society, through developing youth skills and active participation in planning and implementing development projects that achieve benefit for all.

In turn, Muhammad Shammout, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the JCI -Syria   2020 and member of the Board of Directors of the JCI  for the year 2023, affirmed  the importance of this event in introducing  the role of the JCI  in preparing an active  generation from various specializations  and in all sectors that is  capable of achieving   positive change and facing local , social and economic challenges and supporting  new entrepreneurial ideas.

The elected local president of the JCI-Lattakia for the year 2023, Junior Makhoul told Syriatimes that the Ugarit Chamber supports Lattakia Chamber in terms of promoting the concept of entrepreneurship in Syrian society, as the forum targets businessmen, investors, and private and public companies, referring to the efforts of the Chamber to invest  youth energies and support small projects.

For her part, Project Manager Carla Eid stressed the necessity of cooperation  between youth, investors and entrepreneurs through training courses organized by the Chamber with the aim of empowering them and enhancing their skills and experience.

In turn, Engineer Maryam Fayyoud, head of the Lattakia branch of the Syrian Computer Society SCS   and supervisor of the Information Technology Incubator, pointed to the importance of strategic partnerships held by the SCS  with various parties to support academic education and create opportunities for young people to enter the labor market and enhance Syria’s presence in international events and achieve high positions.

Interviewed by :RawaaGhanam