Photo: Ned Colt/IRC
Beka'a Valley, Lebanon
Times are increasingly difficult for Syrian refugees, and particularly so for women. It’s the main reason why the IRC has opened four centers for women and girl refugees in the Northern Lebanon and Bekaa Valley provinces.
There are 12 women at this morning’s class. The topic? Skin care. The teacher? Forty-five year old Sawsan, who was a beautician in Syria before fighting led her to flee her home. Sharing her knowledge at this IRC women’s center in northern Lebanon enables her to do something she enjoys, and to make a bit of money. She’s paid four dollars an hour and says it’s her only income.