Vocational training center for women opens in Kobani, north Syria

KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – The Free Women’s Foundation in the Euphrates region opened a center for training women in the city of Kobani on Sunday which aims to assist women and empower them economically and educationally.

“Women started training on first aid, sewing, hairdressing, literacy in both Arabic and Kurdish, and computer literacy in the Ari Center for Training, said Amina Muhammad, an official in the Foundation.    

“About 70 women joined the training courses, and the number is expanding.”

The duration of the courses ranges between one to three months, Muhmmad stated.

She added that the goal of the courses is to empower the women economically by teaching them professions and providing  them job opportunities to achieve economic independence and help their families.

The Free Women's Foundation in the Euphrates region opened a center for training women in the town of Sirrin, south of Kobani, on February 26 this year.
 
(Reporting by Fattah Issa, editing by Lucas Chapman)