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When Kinda Darwish decided to start a bakery in Beirut, she had no idea she'd end up kneading dough for the International Labor Organization and running a second-hand bookstore in the Lebanese city.
But she did, and now she's making a name for herself, the New York Times reports.
Darwish's Mavia Bakery is one of 17 social enterprises supported by theILO's ProSPECTS Lebanon program, which aims to "support social enterprise with a comprehensive array of services," according to a press release.
Among those services: technical support, coaching, networking, and community development.
Darwish, who hails from a Christian family that fled Lebanon during the country's civil war, says she's found "a lot of satisfaction" in her new job.
"I feel like I'm making a difference," she says.
"I used to be poor, and now I'm poor, but I'm very happy."
The bakery is one of several social enterprises supported by ProSPECTS Lebanon, the Times notes.
Among them is Nibaluq's Zero Waste, which is "transforming Lebanon's waste management, promoting sustainability, and fostering green citizenship," the press release says.
Another is Nouara, a fashion
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