After violence subsided in the city of Aleppo and people started to return to the city, many found their livelihood destroyed.
In Vartouhi Abajian’s case, it was her sweets and food shop, which had been looted and badly damaged.
Abajian said: “There was damage to the shop, some parts had collapsed. I needed to work so I started making food at home but my kitchen was too small. My situation had become impossible, so this rebuilding of the shop was vital to restore my livelihood.”
She was able to give a fresh start to her business with the support of her local church, which was turned into a Centre of Hope – one of 16 such centres across Syria – through which Open Doors is providing vital aid to thousands of vulnerable families, as well as vocational training and loans.
In her restored shop, Abajian cooks takeaway food from the Armenian cuisine, both meals and sweets, and takes special orders.
Her business is now “going very successfully”, she said.
“As women, we can do it, we can be productive, even in this difficult period we can produce.”
Vartouhi standing near her food shop
Another business that successfully restarted recently is the hair salon of Rober Karageozian. When Aleppo came under siege, he had to flee to Lebanon with his wife and two children.
Karageozian said: “It was a…
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