The Department of Chemistry (female section) at Al-Leith University College organized a workshop entitled, 'First Incubation Stage in the Production of Mushrooms', as part of the “Goodness of my Country Made by our Hands" initiative (for Encouraging Handmade Local Product). During the workshop, the female students carried out the following:

1. They washed the straw, which is foodstuff for mushrooms, and sterilized it by boiling it in water for one hour. The straw was then filtered and left it to cool down for four hours.
2. They distributed cellulose inside the bags in the form of layers, and placed the spores of mushrooms between each consecutive layers. This process was repeated until two thirds of each bag were filled, and then the bags were closed tightly and hanged in a relatively dark or poorly lit area.

The objectives of this activity, in brief, are as follows:

1. To provide job opportunities to the female graduates to work as assistant researchers on small projects that may yield a financial return after they graduate, while staying at home.
2. To enable some female graduates to participate with the female students working on finalizing the research to submit it to the university 10th Scientific Conference.
3. To hold regular meetings with the female students to discuss matters relevant to the establishment of small projects that produce environmentally friendly products which can be marketed via the college bazaars. This is in addition to encouraging interaction between the female graduates and the Department Head and Coordinator, Dr. Manal Sameeh, to facilitate communication between them.

This workshop, which was organized under the supervision of the coordinator of the Female Graduates Association, Dr. Manal Muhammad Khudairi, was attended by more than 30 female graduates.