“Supporting Women’s Activities” Exhibition seeks empowering women

Homs, (ST)- In preparation for holding Women’s Day, which falls on the 8th of March, the Committee of Businesswomen at the Homs Chamber of Commerce will hold the Fourth Marketing Exhibition under the title “Supporting Women’s Activities”.

 Mrs. Afaf Al-Hassan, head of the Businesswomen Committee in Homs, told the Syria Times e-newspaper that “in an attempt to support and encourage creative women, the Businesswomen Committee in Homs holds every year a number of activities that aim at empowering women financially and morally.

This exhibition is one of these events that could be an opportunity to encourage women to develop their works, skills and to market their products in order to improve their living conditions.

 Beautiful and distinctive pieces of art and handmade products produced by women, who represent the different categories of society in Homs Governorate, will be exhibited, she said.

“In the same context, the Businesswomen’s Committee will respectively hold a number of training and professional seminars covering economic and social issues of interest to women,” Al-Hassan concluded.

Amal Farhat