Wfp Supports Syrian Women Working In Reforestation

The United Nations World Food Programme has established a project in Syria which aims to improve the lives of rural women. The rapid encroachment of the desert poses a threat to the already limited arable land. Therefore, WFP has launched an extensive tree planting effort to convert arid land with fruit bearing trees. This project offers employment to more than 20,000 temporary workers who work in the nurseries. Most of them are landless women, receiving a modest salary and a monthly supply of rations. The replanting effort will generate an incoming for these women, enabling their families to live a decent life.