He added that such initiative will help in improving the psychological, social and economic standards and well-being of women which will impact positively on their families and the society as a whole. In this connection, Mayor Yaish highlighted a number of initiatives  that shed the light on the gender aspect such as establishment of public parks to serve women needs particularly easing tension of children and women as a result of continuous incursions to the city for more than 9 years.

At the end of his speech, Mayor Yaish expressed his sincere thanks to Asala Foundation for its contribution in building capacities of women in Nablus through a series of training workshops, and congratulated the women graduates.

As for Mrs. Kholood, a councilor and In-Charge of Women Affairs Committee, she exhibited the history of committee formulation since four years referred to the achievements of this committee in making a tangible transformation in the service nature of women sector. She added that she attempted with her female colleagues at the municipal council to establish this committee and implemented a number of women pioneer projects and initiatives that reflected positively on a considerable number of women in the city.