Rabat : The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) will organize a national training workshop on cottage industry for rural women in Kampala, Uganda, on 25-27 September, as part of Kampala’s celebration as the African Region’s Islamic Culture Capital for 2017.

The workshop aims at increasing rural women’s chances in finding an income-generating work to contribute to social development, enhancing economic capacities, fighting poverty and empowering rural women.

The workshop will benefit 40 women from various rural regions of Uganda. Dr Aicha Bammoun, Program Specialist at the Directorate of Science and Technology, will supervise the workshop on behalf of ISESCO.

—AG/IINA