EMPOWERING WOMEN IN MHEIDTHE
Sustaining their families and gaining financial independence is the ultimate goal of the “Nejmet El-Soboh Women Cooperative”, a female-owned and operated cooperative that processes and packages traditional food products (jams, syrups, dried fruits… etc.) in Mheidthe, Bekaa.
In January 2013, to empower the 22 female members of the “Nejmet El-Soboh Women Cooperative”, the Live Lebanon provided the cooperative with new processing machines and a van to aid in increasing the production, meeting the high demand, and accessing new Lebanese markets.
In addition, through the help of the network of Fair Trade Liban, the cooperative became able to sell its products in foreign countries reaching a wider range of consumers and making higher profit margins.
