b'My business has improved and so has my general mood. Women shop [at the pharmacy] more often, even during night-timeI often stay open until 9 or 10pm. More people are walking around with their families because its so much safer with the streetlights. There is no longer any fear of theft, looting, robbery or petty crimes now,Dania Mohammed says with relief. The restoration project in Raqqa is estimatedto have benefitted 44,000 local people. However, as pre-war patterns of life return, the longer-term effects will be even more substantial for the 178,000 people that call Raqqa home.Over 44,000 local people will benefit from restored street lighting in RaqqaAlaa Abukaraki,Crisis Response andRecovery Units Project Manager,Crown Agents19'