The Ministry of Women's Affairs and Cinta Gaza Malaysia kicked off Monday "Palestinian Female Entrepreneurs" project to empower the Palestinian women with a fund of more than $200.000.

This has come in a conference held in the Media Office of the Ministry of Information in Gaza in the presence of Ameera Haroun; the deputy of the Ministry of Women's Affairs, Alaa ad-Din Mansour; the director of Gaza's program in Cinta Gaza Malaysia, Dr. Ibrahim Alzaeem; the director of PALM Strategic Initiatives Centre, and Shadi Salem; the director of the Malaysian Cultural Centre.

The fund will be distributed to 5 projects. First, women Fund for Interest-free loans for women enterprises project. Second, the Palestinian National Center for Women's researches and studies project. Third, documentation of Palestinian women's achievements project. Fourth, female entrepreneurs in the literature field project, which seeks to shed the light on women's literally achievements. Finally, cultural exchange project between the Malaysian and Palestinian women.  

The director of Gaza's program in Cinta Gaza Malaysia said that the importance of such projects lies in the concern about women as a basic pillar of the Palestinian society. As they suffer from day-to-day difficulties, the institute had to support them with precious projects, appreciating their sacrifices.

On the other side, Ameera Haroun; the deputy of Women's Affairs Ministry, thanked Cinta Gaza Malaysia for its support, as it effectively contributes to establishing an integrated work system for women. This is what the Ministry seeks to achieve through empowering the women's capabilities and enabling them to community participation on the basis of human, national and Islamic values.