Sheep help Palestinian women support their families
COMMUNITY Sheep help Palestinian women support their families Sheep cheese provides income in rural Palestine Outside of urban Qalqilya, Naiima tends to her flock of sheep. She has lived in Qalqilya Governorate for 50 years, where raising sheep is quite common. Naiima grew up helping her father with the family’s sheep and became fond of…
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EDUCATION Palestinian Women in Gaza Hone Their Skills Recently, 50 women took part in sewing, embroidery, beauty care and photography courses at the Cooperative Society for Saving and Lending in Beit Hanoun. And 15 more women were selected for grants to promote their small enterprises. Stitching livelihoods in Gaza In Beit Hanoun, Gaza a group…
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COMMUNITY Notes of Hope for Women in Qalqilya Palestinian women regularly overcome challenges to ensure bright futures for their families and their children. Given an opportunity, they seize it. During a recent Anera training session for the Women Can program participants in Qalqilya, Palestine a group of ambitious women got the chance they were seeking.…
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