Support Refugee Women on Lesvos

Hi everyone!

Hope this update finds you all doing well. 

I am happy to share with you the updates on our Syrian Women Empowerment Program on Kara Tepe Camp on Lesvos. 

We have had an eventful recent weeks with ramadan, the 4 week celebration of the holy month, the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from dawn to sunset. We gathered the ladies together before this celebration to make a plan for celebrations, cooking events for throughout the month. They were very enthusiastic to celebrate this holy month in the similar ways they have always done so at home, and to be able to cook for their families and neighbours. We had 4 weeks of cooking and distribution of food in the evening to the isoboxes. 

In addition, we have also been having nutritional cooking classes to raise the awareness of health and nutrition in the cooking. Lastly, we also implemented "mother-daughter soccer". This has been a super fun weekly event of women coming together with their daughters to play some soccer together at a nearby soccer field. This is great sports educaion, great to boost emotional state, energy, and health. In addition, its a great time and space for women to join together in a sport to play and forget about their current situation. We have seen this be a great success.

With almost 12 months havinig passed, we have also seen a complete change of community members, with women coming and going with their familes. Therefore we hope that these woman have been able to take what they have learnt onto their new journeys. 

With best wishes on behalf of the team on Lesvos