Women of Jabal Al-Hoss, one of Syria’s poorest areas on the outskirts of Aleppo, are viewed as non-productive burdens on the society and are thus deprived from accessing education, inheritance and land ownership. Current statistics show that women in Syria still noticeably lag behind their male counterparts in the economic market. Significantly, those participating in the economy hold informal jobs, and do not always have secure earnings, if any.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has been working toward empowering women in the area through its project, “Rural Community Development at Jabal Al-Hoss”. By establishing “Village Development Funds”, which aim to build sustainable local financial institutions owned and managed by the people themselves, women are encouraged to start their own businesses to generate incomes and improve the life of their households.
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