QRC participates in workshop to improve livelihoods in Mena region

• Published date: 11 November 2014
• Publication title: Gulf Times

Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has participated in a fourday regional workshop to examine ways of improving livelihoods in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.

The workshop was held by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) at the International Humanitarian City in Dubai under the title, "Introduction to Livelihood".

The attendees included representatives of eight Arab national societies from Qatar, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon and Morocco.

Delivered by instructors from IFRC and the British Red Cross, the workshop covered topics such as "What are livelihoods?", "How do disasters and conflicts affect livelihoods?", "People's coping strategies", "Different types of livelihood assistance", "What is involved in livelihood assessment and analysis?", "How to target effectively?", "Job creation and small entrepreneur interventions", "Promoting durable solutions through socioeconomic empowerment and microfinance interventions" and "Enhancing the capacity of...