A co-operative textile workshop in the Shahba region established by Afrin-Shehba Women’s Assembly in 2020 with the support of the Afrin Liberation Association.
In the Covid pandemic, Heyva Sor (Kurdish Red Crescent) were overseeing the production of thousands of masks to be distributed to civilians and this workshop was used to produce them.
The workshop was later closed because of a lack of materials due to the siege. However, there are plans to reopen it soon (2023).
Afrin-Shehba Women’s Assembly develops projects to empower displaced women
Afrin-Shahba Women’s Assembly develops projects on Shahba to empower displaced women economically.
North and East Syria faces serious challenges in the fight against COVID-19. 600,000 IDPs and refugees live in camps across the region, their situation already precarious without a pandemic. Ongoing attacks by Turkish forces, Turkey-backed militias, and ISIS complicate the security situation and threaten essential civilian infrastructure like water lines. According to the Rojava Information Center,
