Syrian women make artworks to get through tough times

STORY: Syrian women make artworks to get through tough times DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:21 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of women working in a park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ANI KARSIAN, Syrian woman 3. various of women working 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AISHA KHANTOUMANI, Syrian woman 5. various of women working 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): RAIDA ZARIS, Syrian woman 7. various of the woman working 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): RAIDA ZARIS, Syrian woman STORYLINE: At a small corner in the public park of Aleppo, Syria, several women got together, sewing and creating lovely handmade artworks as part of a training program offered by a local charity association. The association provides training classes and raw materials for a professional training program for local women. When the women complete their creations, the association will help them sell the artworks and get profits. Learning to make artworks has given these women new hope as they can support their families in the war-t