Syrian rural women’s food products highlighted in an exhibition in Tartous

Within the framework of the “ Syrian Family Days” campaign , which was launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor,  “ Al-Sanawbar” Association for the protection of the environment held an event in the village of Al-Maqarmada in the countryside of Tartous.

The seven-day event  included an exhibition on rural women’s products and a special symposium on social relations and the need for  consolidating communication and cooperation relations  among the  community’s members.  

Head of  the association and the event organizer  Jumana Harfoush told  SANA that the exhibition displayed  various natural products by  a number of  rural women  including  a verity of food items including different kinds of juices such as berries, pomegranates, roses, apple cider vinegar in addition to  strawberry , apples and  quince jam .

The exhibition also included pickles , ready-to-eat food , dairy products, grains ,  natural herbs, handicrafts industries  as well as  several products of  a  rural woman who has a commercial license to manufacture shampoo from natural materials.

Harfouch  pointed out that the exhibition witnessed a remarkable turnout of citizens, especially for shampoo products and food industries.

During the symposium , the retired  teacher  Nawar Harfoush  referred to the importance of social relations and the need to increase communication between citizens  to preserve customs and traditions  of the countryside.

She stressed the need  to preserve the environment and invest its resources in an ideal way.

 Harfoush  indicated to SANA  that  the rural women ,who attended the  symposium ,  expressed their concerns, which centered on  securing a safe life for  their children , stressing the importance of continuing education and  deep belonging to  the land and  supporting them  to invest  the best natural resources.

Rawaa Ghanam