About CDDG
CDDG is an NGO in Lebanon that is committed, among other things, to supporting women in Lebanon’s economically difficult situation. They do this, among other things, by training Lebanese women to start their own business.
Period
January – May 2023
Supporting and training women in setting up their own cheese production company.
Esther led the “Lebanese CheeseBees” project. This project aimed to train Lebanese women under the WOMB (Women Owners of Micro Businesses) initiative. The WOMB supports women in starting their own business. During the training, Lebanese women were trained and made skilled in producing Gouda Cheese, so that they can independently set up a financially profitable business and pass on this knowledge.
Esther provided a cheese making training from Lebanese Women under the Lebanese Cheese BeesProject implemented by the Center for Development, Democracy and Governance – CDDG in Lebanon, and financed by North Farmers Lebanon (Mokhtarona).The aim of this project was to train cheese makers in order to enable them learn new skills and generate additional income especially in view of the actual economic crisis in Lebanon.Esther was very compassionate with all the women attending the workshop, and with her smile, she was able to remove the language barrier between them.Esther is very knowledgeable about the cheese. The theoretical part of the workshop was “spot on”and contained all information necessary to make Gouda cheese. Her mastery of the cheese making process shows the obvious experience she has in the domain.On behalf of CDDG, our donor North Farmers Lebanon (Mokhtarona) and the trainees we would like to thank Esther for this wonderful experience. Looking forward to future collaboration in different fields.
Curious about the experiences of this NGO? For references please contact:
Margueritte Farah
Chairman of CDDG
+961 3 416 603
Makram Khoury
Executive Director
+961 71 737 351
