Tartous-SANA
The “Hands of Dahab” bazaar, which is held by the Al-Batoul Association for Human Services, in the old Tartous hall on the seafront, offers a variety of traditional and household food products, such as rural food, honey, sweets, and health products such as soap, and handicrafts.
Haneen Barakat, director of projects at the association, explained in a statement to SANA reporter that the bazaar, which was launched yesterday and will last for three days, comes on the occasion of the 16-day campaign to combat violence against women, and is being held by the association for the first time independently, noting that the association, which was established in 2008, provides various social and educational services. In addition to small projects grant programs.
Enas Kayali, a volunteer at the association, saw that her training of a number of women of different ages on some handicrafts such as wax and printing on wood and what is known as the art of “decoupage”, that is, adapting and using paper and tissues to decorate wood, glass and pottery by making multiple shapes, and participating in these works in various exhibitions comes as a starting point. Introducing them to the value of time and investing it in a job that may be the start of a special project for them, which is a real job opportunity that brings them an acceptable income.
Ruba Abdel-Hadi found that sharing with her daughter, Roaa Joulaq, handicrafts such as rugs, baskets, and shapes for Christmas decorations using what is known as “Khaytan Al-Makaram” is an opportunity to display these works and present them to visitors at a reasonable price, while Zainab Suleiman saw that her diabetes prompted her to establish a small project to manufacture special sweets. Diabetics for about five years, where I participated in several exhibitions with the aim of introducing the product and achieving its wide spread.
And about her participation in a group of jewelry and accessories made of beads, crystal, stone and polymer, Manal Deeb showed that it is a window to introduce her work and get acquainted with other products that enable her to develop this newly learned profession.
A number of visitors to the bazaar noted its beauty and specificity, as it is a small project that offers a healthy, natural product at a reasonable price, and it may be one of the most important industrial projects later on.
Fatima Hussain
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