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As a widow supporting two children, the project owner is working to relaunch a small natural personal care products business, drawing on long specialist experience in quality control and production, as well as an existing distillation unit for extracting natural oils and hydrosols. She is currently operating on a limited made-to-order basis and aims to rebuild the project after an earlier interruption and the loss of part of its resources. Funding would help secure an oil press, raw materials, packaging, and supporting tools, enabling the project to expand production within a short period and provide a more stable source of household income.

Facing material pressure in a four-person household, the project aims to ease the financial burden and support family members' education. The owner is an engineer consolidating his professional path and building an income aligned with his education and skills, and at this stage needs a dependable livelihood to support him. It is a small nursery for roses and flowers under cover on prepared land, with defined growing seasons and sales through traders; he has already contributed savings toward an irrigation net and needs support to complete the structure, materials, and seedlings to start production within about one to two months of funding.

Facing difficult household circumstances after the family home and a previous agricultural project were vandalized, a family in Parmaya, Baniyas seeks to restore a stable income for parents and several siblings and to support continued education in the household. The project is a family farm initiative: a ~20 m plastic greenhouse on prepared land for seasonal vegetables in summer and winter, building on prior experience in the same line of work. The owner plans to repair and reuse irrigation lines and leftover plastic where possible, and to fund the steel frame and nylon sheeting needed to complete the structure. The aims are household income and stronger vegetable self-sufficiency, with room to expand after successful seasons.

The project is a small shop selling a variety of everyday products: perfumes and perfume blending, accessories, textiles and underwear, cosmetics and personal care, sewing supplies, and basic household items. The shop is located in the New Garage in Jableh, a busy commercial spot with steady traffic from employees, students, workers, and villagers passing through daily. The aim is to provide a wide range of personal and family needs in one place, making it easier for customers without having to go to the city. The premises and fittings are in place and ready to operate with no additional setup needed. The owner is a person with a disability and his mother has health challenges; she shares the work in the shop, and reopening would be their main source of income.

A project led by a female agricultural engineering student to reclaim and cultivate land in Rural Al-Haffa region by planting olives and French vine leaves, and using space for seasonal crops. The land was previously used for seasonal crops but was neglected due to family circumstances and now needs reclamation and cultivation. The project owner is contributing her own funds and needs support for land preparation and planting.

The project is a sales and distribution outlet for cattle and sheep feed, located on a main road in one of the villages of Masyaf rural area. The business relies on purchasing feed from supplying mills and distributing it locally to livestock breeders at a small profit margin. The owner has already secured the sales location and needs support to purchase the initial stock to start selling.