Palestinian social fund supporting Gaza Strip women and traditional embroidery

25 January 2007

The Social Responsibility Fund and the Palestinian Communications Group are making gestures in solidarity with women and traditional crafts.

The project is based in the Gaza Strip to “protect cultural heritage” and is providing sewing machines, embroidery materials and other essentials for the traditional embroidery sewn by generations of Palestinian women.

A delegation included official from the Gaza Social Responsibility Fund, Mohammad Saleem, Rafiq Falouji from the company that supplies the fabric, head of the solidarity mission, Maha Abu Ramadan, and Director General of Cultural Contributions in the Communications Group, Anwar Mahila.

The donation comes in support of the cultural sector and for job creation in the sector of heritage and women's development.

Falouji emphasized that the group is working with the community “in light of the current political and economic situation that has contributed to a scarcity of resources also on the domestic front.” Abu Ramadan affirmed that the group of companies pay special attention to civil society institutions. She said that her focus is to act in solidarity with activities that benefit large numbers of women economically and socially.

Mahila thanked the group for their interest in the northern Gaza Strip as a region hit particularly hard by Israeli attacks in all forms, and where the economy has taken a heavy blow.

Due to the contributions, more than 50 women are once again working in traditional embroidery. Mahila said, “This is an integral part of our heritage, passed down through generations.” The Communications Group has several interests in the service of Palestinian
Society.

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