Initiative to integrate women left Hawl in Syria’s Tabqa
TABQA, Syria (North Press) – On Sunday, the “Life Spring” initiative was launched in the city of Tabqa, north Syria, to integrate the marginalized women who have been recently left Hawl camp in coincidence with the International Women’s Day.
“We launched the initiative due to the urgent need to integrate the marginalized women who have recently left Hawl camp on bail of the tribes’ sheikhs,” Iman Muhammad, initiative coordinator, told North Press.
“The women found it hard to integrate into society, was subjected to bullying and faced significant difficulties in their lives, so based on this, we launched the initiative in coincidence with International Women’s Day,” she added.
The initiative lasts for three days, the first session is on psychological discharge to expel the negative feelings and the negative energy which were generated from the conditions of war and the camp, and the thoughts that they were forced to instill in their brains, according to Muhammad.
“The second session lasts for two days and it includes awareness in moderation to reject extremist and violent thought,” she noted.
Muhammad pointed out that they “will accompany the women to plant trees in one of Tabqa’s gardens as a symbol of peace and a new start for them.”
“We want them to return to civil life as before,” she concluded.
15 widows, who have recently left Hawl camp, took part in the initiative, as they were subjected to bullying, according to one of the participants called Umm Muhammad.
The decision to send IDPs from Hawl camp was made as a recommendation of the tribes conference held in Ain Issa, north of Raqqa, on May 2019 under the supervision of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC).