The only female artificial insemination technician for cattle in Syria empowers rural women

The veterinary service in the Syrian Arab Republic is widely considered a male-dominated profession, which is also preferred by the livestock keepers themselves as they hold deep gendered beliefs about males’ capabilities and experience. This puts female technicians, like Faten Jeghali, under a pressing challenge to double their effort to prove their capabilities and succeed.

Through FAO’s national animal health services (AHS) and artificial insemination (AI) campaign, under the Building Local Resilience in Syria (BLRS) project, funded by UK Aid, Faten was able to help more than 110 vulnerable women in rural Hama, who face challenges to receive animal health services because they lack awareness and knowledge.

17/01/2024