{"id":3228,"date":"2025-07-30T10:15:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T10:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/?p=3228"},"modified":"2025-07-30T10:15:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T10:15:26","slug":"spa-2-project-celebrates-the-success-of-a-trainee-who-launched-her-own-candle-making-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/spa-2-project-celebrates-the-success-of-a-trainee-who-launched-her-own-candle-making-business\/","title":{"rendered":"SPA 2 Project Celebrates the Success of a Trainee Who Launched Her Own Candle-Making Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo.png?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/spa-2-project-celebrates-the-success-of-a-trainee-who-launched-her-own-candle-making-business\/photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo.png?fit=1080%2C1350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1350\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo.png?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo.png?fit=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3229 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo.png?resize=168%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo.png?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo.png?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the participants in the candle-making training, organized as part of the \u201cSPA 2\u201d project in partnership between RDFL and ActionAid, succeeded in launching her own business and delivering her first official order, just one month after completing the intensive hands-on training.<\/p>\n<p>This milestone represents an inspiring success story of a young woman who chose to transform her passion into a profession, and who is now working toward economic independence and building a professional identity.<\/p>\n<p>The training targeted a group of young women and focused on developing artisanal candle-making skills, while also fostering initiative and self-employment. The sessions were marked by strong engagement from participants, particularly through hands-on activities and the practical production of creative pieces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the participants in the candle-making training, organized as part of the \u201cSPA 2\u201d project in partnership between RDFL and ActionAid, succeeded in launching her own business and delivering her first official order, just one month after completing the intensive hands-on training. This milestone represents an inspiring success story of a young woman who &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3229,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"post_format":[],"flags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photo.png?fit=1080%2C1350&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa0Zsl-Q4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3091,"url":"https:\/\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/training-for-young-women-on-gender-based-violence-in-baalbek-in-partnership-with-actionaid\/","url_meta":{"origin":3228,"position":0},"title":"Training for Young Women on Gender-Based Violence in Baalbek In Partnership with ActionAid","date":"May 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"As part of the SPA2 project activities and in partnership with ActionAid, RDFL organized a two-day training at Douris \u2013 Baalbek center, focusing on gender-based violence. 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