27 July 2019, Hama Syria - Afaf, her husband and their five children, work together collecting figs, processing & promoting their products as one family. Although the conflict in Syria has limited their access to broader markets, the family continued with their small enterprise, reaching surrounding markets. Afaf is ambitious to gain knowledge and experience about modern food processing to inform the traditional processing used for long time. She also aims at making her products competitive by standardizing her produce.