This research paper was submitted to "Rural Women Cooperatives and the Quest for Empowered Citizenship in the Arab World" call that was launched by The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) in collaboration with The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship. The draft was presented and discussed during Daam workshop “Building an alternative associational model for egalitarian development towards empowered citizenship” in September 2016. In Tun...

This research paper was submitted to "Rural Women Cooperatives and the Quest for Empowered Citizenship in the Arab World" call that was launched by The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) in collaboration with The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship. The draft was presented and discussed during Daam workshop “Building an alternative associational model for egalitarian development towards empowered citizenship” in September 2016. In this pap...

The financial services in Butana region are not reaching the poor people and depriving women for improving their economic status. This project introduced community initiative fund (CIF) to tackle this problem. A range of activities eligible for financing under (CIF) consists of small ruminant re-stocking, appropriate technology for milk processing, grain’ storage facilities for food security. A number of modalities and methods were applied to reach the poorest households and to assist i...

This project aims to develop a technology for the production of queens for beekeepers in Palestine in order to fill the need of the local market of municipal products, especially royal food, and to reduce the use of Chinese products which are only commercial and of poor quality compared to local products. It also aims to increase the production of farmers in the town resulting from the pollination of plants and provide alternative medicine treatments for several diseases through honey, pollen...

Claude Bou Aoun Foundation launched this project, which aims to help women increase their income and ensure their financial independence so that they can provide their own needs without asking for help from others. The project lies in the manufacture of traditional Lebanese sweets. This project benefits a group of women who have both social and economic problems. The main objective is to make women active in society and restore confidence in themselves and help them change their economic stat...

This project aims at empowering the economic role of women and protecting and preserving the environment, as well as enhancing the environmental culture and motivating the establishment of projects and similar models to enable women's social, economic and environmental role. The project will be implemented through the adoption of the roof hydroponic cultivation system. The cultivation of roofs is a small useful project that can generate an excellent profit if done properly. These projects...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working to improve the livelihoods of Palestinian women by enhancing the capacities of women cooperatives and associations involved in food processing, supporting them to develop marketable and exportable products along with support the government to develop a regulatory environment for the protection of local production and the establishment of incentives for women cooperatives. FAO has facilitated the establishment of two ...

The Beta Cooperative Society for Agricultural Industry seeks to benefit local women with a low-income through their employment and involvement in projects implemented by the association. The Olive Oil Soap Project "Palestinia" provides high quality agricultural products and natural olive oil products in all shapes, sizes and aromatherapy distinctive features made by Palestinian women that are effective community actors. This initiative aims to enable the role of women in society, an...

This initiative focuses the environmental sustainability and the development of alternative tourism in a world heritage site. The Environmental Pathways Development Initiative aims at benefiting the local community and the local and foreign tourists. The work began in 2013 and focused on voluntary work, promoting cultural exchange and educating students to preserve the environment. Work is still ongoing because the environment is the basis of humanity and caring for it is a national duty. The ta...

For the aim of valuing the cultural heritage that characterizes the rural women in southeastern Tunisia, this project has been developed to train rural women in the field of adornment on traditional bearings (painting on pottery, crystal and silk). The Beni Khdash region of Medenine is a marginalized area with a large number of unemployed people, especially women. In this context, this project plays an important role in combating these difficult circumstances.