Damascus-SANA
Elaborate and varied handicrafts included in the exhibition held by the Working Women’s Committee of the General Federation of Damascus Trade Unions in the union building, with the participation of 27 women working in the union and professional unions.
The exhibition aims to empower Syrian women and help them market their products, as it includes handmade products such as soap, antiques, products made by recycling, office accessories, clothes, rugs, baskets, and silver on glass, according to the head of the women's committee working in the union, Ekkar Al-Ali.
SANA monitored the opinions of the participants in the exhibition, where Fayza Wannous, head of the trade union committee at Damascus University, indicated that her participation in the exhibition included making roses from the wax-coated corniche and household items made of silver, tin and stones, noting the exhibition’s role in informing her of the experiences of her colleagues to benefit from them.
Journalist Rodaina Al-Aqbani from SANA news agency presents a group of accessories and handicrafts made of beads, metal, paper and crystal, pointing out that she sells them at prices that suit everyone and meet their tastes.
Al-Aqbani indicated that her participation was the first, as she was marketing her products through her pages on social networking sites and aspired to participate in internal and external exhibitions, especially since the handicrafts created by the hands of Syrian women are made to perfection and bear the character of our desired heritage in global markets.
Maha Hijazi, the activity official at the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, indicated that she displays her handicrafts of decorative paintings and participated in the exhibition after following a course in the field of textile recycling at the Damascus Workers Union, calling on women to develop their skills and experiences and use them in useful manual work.
Hasna Saeed, an employee at the Ministry of Industry, said, “I decided to participate in displaying my crafts made of recycled fabrics, in addition to paintings and decorative drawings, in order to revive old crafts,” pointing out that these exhibitions constitute an opportunity for women to market their products.
Fawzia Hijazi from the Agricultural Development Workers Syndicate indicated that she participates in displaying her products that used recycling, such as wood, hemp thread, painting, silver dressing, and the use of waste and papers in decorating, stressing that recycling relieves a great burden on women.
Samia Al-Sayed, an engineer at Al-Assad University Hospital, pointed out that she is displaying a group of bags and baskets made by children with disabilities to return the proceeds to them, while Joumana Kinani from the State and Municipal Workers Union indicated that her participation included recycling excess fabrics that can be used again.
Afra Mahmoud, who works in the Public Authority for Remote Sensing, indicated that she participates through a group of games she made specifically for children with disabilities, including damaged items and clothes, in addition to household rugs, while Heba Itoni, who participated in displaying her crochet products, saw the exhibition as an opportunity to support women and the family.
Taghreed Yaghi from the Working Women's Committee in the Rural Development Department indicated that she shares a group of homemade foodstuffs and sells them at reasonable prices.
The head of the Damascus Workers Union, Adnan Al-Toto, explained that the union, in cooperation with the Economic Projects Support Authority, is implementing vocational courses for women with the aim of supporting them and securing a source of income for them, as it provides the participants with transportation and helps them market their products through exhibitions. .
Mayada Al-Hafiz, Head of the Working Women's Committee in the Federation, indicated that the courses implemented by the Federation within the project to empower the economics of the working family contribute to training women in 50 professions such as sewing, barbering, detergents manufacturing and recycling courses.
A group of visitors expressed their admiration for the offered products and their prices, which suit and meet everyone's tastes, calling for the repetition of such exhibitions on an ongoing basis.
The exhibition comes as a continuation of the project to support family economics by training the female worker or one of her relatives on a domestic profession that helps her improve the standard of living for her family.
Sakina Muhammed
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