More surprises in the "City of Peace"

So we have suffered from some disappointing setbecks, at least initially. We had a professional brand done for our economic development initiative, and we advertized it around the college at Birzeit University, one of the West Bank's top higher ed institutions. After 2 days or so, we found out that no one had applied. We were significantly worried. We have to recruit around 3-5 interns and 2-3 project supervisors from the university. We were scratching our heads as to what the problem was. When we went to meet with Asala, the NGO we are working through, they gave us the details of the project as they thought would make it most successful, and my partner told me that we had only 2 applicants thus far, both men. We really need all to be women, as the standards for conducting business in the home of a woman in some places in the West Bank call for the business advisors to be women as well. My friend and I decided to go to Birzeit to plan for a better advertizing campaign in which we would go to classrooms and make presentations. When we arrived at the business admin building, we discovered that the professor for whom we had contact info was not there, but her secretary was. She told us that the applicants had submitted their info to the wrong office, and that in total 16 people, 14 of them women, had applied to be involved in the project. We were ecstatic. We looked through the pile of applications and the students who are interested are quite impressive, with some speaking 4 languages. Now the toughest part of the project is over, and we can relax a little more. I am considering being a part of the international camp at Birzeit University in two weeks or so. Plans are not firm now, and could change, but I am going to try and get in a little of Jordan while I am here as well.