Sitting in the middle of a small room with two brick walls and two net walls, she put wheat and water to the pigeons that provide her income. She examines the birds to see if they need any special care incase they’ve fallen ill and she also keeps an eye on the eggs and the […]
First unemployed, now opening Kaak and Maamoul shop
In the middle of her kitchen in Beti Lahia, north of Gaza, 20 year old Laila Debu sits on her kitchen table preparing the kaak and maamoul dough to prepare the Sunday clients’ orders on time. Debu, a university graduate, has a hearing impairment. She can’t speak well but she makes the best kaak and […]
Thalge succeeds in opening a Ministry-licensed kindergarten
Thalge is a young woman in her twenties living in Deir Al-Balah city in the middle of the Gaza Strip. She has a B.A in biology and suffers from partial visual impairment. After graduation, she worked in an educational center for 4 years and then worked as a private school teacher for a year. Iman […]
Khatib siblings launching their cleaning supplies business
By/ Salem Elrayyes About two months ago, the siblings, Mohammed and Mai Khatib decided to launch their own business, Al-Wafa for cleaning supplies in Jabalia north of Gaza. They set up a small 5*3 meter space in their home garden and bought the needed tools and raw material. 30 year Mai and her brother Mohammed, […]
Al-Qarnawi fulfills his dream of opening a cell phone repair shop
Near the Nusseirat market in the middle of the Gaza Strip, Abd Al-Karim is sitting on his wheelchair, facing a wooden desk with many broken cell phones and small pieces of equipment used to repair cell phones. Al-Qarnawi, 29, has a motor disability. He’s married, holds a degree in applied accounting and attended mobile phone […]
Al-Amarin: from an NGO volunteer to selling jewelry
In the middle of the market, surrounding the “Sewadi” UNRWA clinic in Gaza City, Mohammed Al-Amarin, sits behind his small street stand, displaying a variety of accessories of Chinese gold. Simply displaying his jewelry and accessories on a wooden board, Al-Amarin sells them in low prices to provide for his family on a daily basis. […]
Abu Owida, turning her hobby into a business
In the middle of her small room, Seham Abu Owaida sits on the floor covered with various kinds of beads and threads. She uses the needle and string to make a wide range of accessories, antiques and gifts selling them to customers. Like many girls in the Gaza Strip, Abu Owaida who is in her […]
Al-Dadla: Making a living of traditional Palestinian embroidered dresses
By/ Salem Elrayyes Inside her one bedroom home in Shatai Camp near the shore, Nabila Al-Dadla sits smiling behind her sewing machine turning traditionally embroidered fabrics into elegant Palestinian women wear. Al-Dadla has a partial physical impairment. She learned to sew 20 years ago in a shop for a local organization. She perfected the […]
Omar Abu Rahma: From an athlete to a carpenter
Omar Abu Rahma stands inside his small workshop, which he built on a part of his home garden. Amidst carpentry equipment and machines, he cuts large timber into small certain-sized pieces he needs to make frames and wooden boxes containing local embroidery. As soon as he finishes cutting the pieces he needs, he sits on […]
Shabbat sisters’ shop: a dream come true
By/ Salem Elrayyes In the town of Beit Hanon, north of Gaza Strip, Amani Shabbat sits behind a desk at her shop “Al-Sham” for selling wedding and birthday supplies and decorating wedding cars to serve costumers’ orders and needs. Amani, 30 years old suffers from a spinal condition. As a Social Science graduate from […]