ISO Certification for 2 zaatar products in Bayssour
Focus Area
Women In The Workforce
Local Partners
Women's Cooperative of Wadi Taym, Joumana Taki, +961 70 833 743, hassanalam57@gmail.com
Budget
$10,000
Geographic Scope
Wadi Taym, Mount Lebanon
Beneficiaries
2 full time jobs created; 24 women benefit from a 20% increase in production at the cooperative and a 30% increase in profits generated by it; 10 farmers benefit by selling their produce to the cooperative
Bayssour Association has produced homemade mouneh including zaatar, hommos, kechek and juices for many years. The cooperative is ready to begin to export two of its zaatar products outside Lebanon but needs ISO certification in order to achieve this. This is the second time that SEAL has supported this cooperative. SEAL’s first project with Wadi el Taym, which was very successful, involved the purchase of industrial equipment and multiplied zaatar production by a factor of more than 10.