Amal Abi Khalil and Wafa Zeidan with the Drain Aid team in 2006. (Credit: Photo provided by the company)
"Clogged toilets? Which area? Dikwaneh?"Wafa Zeidan knows Beirut’s streets, its pipes and their quirks better than anyone. Dressed in a mint-green dress and pearl earrings, she coordinates the teams at Drain Aid, the company founded in 2004 by her older sister, Amal Abi Khalil, whom she calls “Amoula.” “I’ll send a team to you today!”At 43, an unexpected betIn the bright, impeccably organized office of Drain Aid’s founder, a yellowed, framed press clipping draws the eye: "For women: Plumbing."For Amal, the adventure began in 2004. At 43, this stay-at-home mom watched as her children left the family home. She decided that empty-nest syndrome wasn’t for her. "I wasn't old. I needed something to give me a new mission in life." Coming from a privileged background, she was not content to rest on her laurels....
"Clogged toilets? Which area? Dikwaneh?"Wafa Zeidan knows Beirut’s streets, its pipes and their quirks better than anyone. Dressed in a mint-green dress and pearl earrings, she coordinates the teams at Drain Aid, the company founded in 2004 by her older sister, Amal Abi Khalil, whom she calls “Amoula.” “I’ll send a team to you today!”At 43, an unexpected betIn the bright, impeccably organized office of Drain Aid’s founder, a yellowed, framed press clipping draws the eye: "For women: Plumbing."For Amal, the adventure began in 2004. At 43, this stay-at-home mom watched as her children left the family home. She decided that empty-nest syndrome wasn’t for her. "I wasn't old. I needed something to give me a new mission in life." Coming from a privileged background, she was not content to rest...
