The Women Empowerment Project, implemented by the Palestinian Working Women Society for Development, organized a workshop at the PWWSD's office in Ramallah, on the importance of women's role and participation in the economic development. The participants emphasized on utilizing media networks to promote the strategies and plans of the ministries of Labor and Social Affairs. They also urged official organizations to support and communicate with women associations and societies, aimed at protecting women and reinforcing their resilience and independence, in order to bridge gaps between the two sectors.
Labor Minister Dr. Ahmed Majdalani, and coordinator of the Supreme Council for Charity Mrs. Suhair Abou Taka, attended the opening session, in company with a crowd of women and coordinators of charity cooperative societies in Ramallah area.
Labor Minister Dr. Ahmed Majdalani confirmed that his ministry takes into deep consideration the working women's issues, and has dedicated a national fund to employ women in order to improve their drastic conditions. The minister explained that the government has prepared an inclusive socioeconomic plan for development aimed at reinforcing national resilience and stopping the Israeli Occupation, and this plan is implied in the ministry's strategy for development and building state institutes.
The minister added those women's abilities to tolerate the social and national conditions and their participation in the public service exceeds that of the man. The ministry has carried out a number of programs, concerning economic empowerment, in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs, through which an inclusive survey of poor families will be conducted to examine their conditions. Specialized committees will make field visits to secure a shift from a mere social assistance to economic empowerment.
On social protection, the minister stressed that the ministry offers a free health insurance program for unemployed people, and who have an income of less than 1500 NIS, regardless of their gender. The program covers to this date more than 68 thousand families, and its services range from regular examinations to open-heart surgeries.
The general director of the Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development Mrs. Amel Khriche said that the workshop's objective is to educate women in order to develop their abilities in combating poverty, and unemployment. By linking women's economic empowerment to her work in the rural areas, women are given a chance to join the productive work, of which they earn a decent income to help them cope with the difficulties of their lives.
The coordinator of the supreme council for charity Mrs. Suhair Abou Taka touched upon the importance of emphasizing the concept of gender in the fields of work and economic development. These two major pillars for development, she said, are necessary to strengthen women's participation in all aspects of life based on gender equality, and to provide equal socioeconomic opportunities, and ultimately reinforce their just cause.
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