• Palestinian fashion designer Nadya Hazboun started a project to help women create and market their products in her hometown of Bethlehem. All photos: Reuters
    Palestinian fashion designer Nadya Hazboun started a project to help women create and market their products in her hometown of Bethlehem. All photos: Reuters
  • The project, known as 'Betwomen', is funded by Pro Terra Sancta.
    The project, known as 'Betwomen', is funded by Pro Terra Sancta.
  • The idea of the project is for women to gain a skill, such as sewing, while also developing themselves in other aspects.
    The idea of the project is for women to gain a skill, such as sewing, while also developing themselves in other aspects.
  • Ms Hazboun helps women to start their own businesses by training them in design and sewing to produce home and kitchen accessories. She supports them by marketing their products.
    Ms Hazboun helps women to start their own businesses by training them in design and sewing to produce home and kitchen accessories. She supports them by marketing their products.
  • Nadya Hazboun believes that the role of women in the Palestinian community must be developed to aid in diversifying families' sources of income, especially with so many being hit hard by the pandemic in a city that depends on tourism as its main source of income.
    Nadya Hazboun believes that the role of women in the Palestinian community must be developed to aid in diversifying families' sources of income, especially with so many being hit hard by the pandemic in a city that depends on tourism as its main source of income.
  • A Palestinian trainee cuts fabric in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
    A Palestinian trainee cuts fabric in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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Palestinian fashion designer helps women get started in the industry

The project, called Betwomen, teaches women in Bethlehem about design and sewing

The National

March 06, 2022

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Updated: March 06, 2022, 11:52 AM
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