Syria’s Raqqa farmers plant vegetables in bid for self-sufficiency
Many landowners in Raqqa are planting summer vegetables and expand their farming to achieve self-sufficiency and to use and preserve them for the winter to decrease expenses.
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Women in NE Syria guard wheat crops against possible fires
Hussein, along with other women, stands and watches over the crops on the main road between the city of Qamishli, northeast Syria, and Hasakah and prevents anyone from approaching or throwing cigarette stubs or things that might cause a fire in the farmlands.
16 drinking water projects launched in Qamishlo Canton
The Qamishlo Water Management has completed 16 drinking water projects since last year.
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Together with Communal Economy towards a Democratic Society
The Women’s Economy Committee of the city of Derik began cultivating crops in Mela Merza.
New Water reservoir to feed Syria’s Kobani
An official in the Water Directorate of Kobani, northern Syria, said on 5 June that building works of a water reservoir have finished on Mashtanour hill and would be connected to the water system within a week to feed about a thousand houses in the city.
Abundant pasturages, rainfalls revive beekeeping in Syria’s Kobani
This year, the good agriculture season and the good levels of rainfall in winter and spring, along with the growth of wild plants, contributed to enhancing the situation for beekeepers in Kobani, which might compensate them for the losses they incurred in the past two years.
Courses opened in Deir ez-Zor to empower women
Young Women’s Union of North and East Syria provides vocational courses such as first aid, sewing and computer courses to women in Deir ez-Zor.
Spring News from Jinwar Women’s Village in NE Syria
During the last three months we had many reasons to celebrate in Jinwar.
Women of Kobanê start harvesting legumes
In Kobanê Canton, women have started harvesting legumes such as wheat, barley and lentils. Having a strong connection to lands, women thus achieve their economic independence.
Greenhouse project in NE Syria empowers women, increases self-reliance
The “Damsal Greenhouse” project was launched in 2015 and covers a large part of the needs of the local market for vegetables, especially in winter.
