labor/economy
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Women of Gaza turn blankets into winter clothes
The “Needle and Thread” project launched by Nidaa Aita aims to turn blankets into winter clothes to keep displaced Palestinians, especially children, warm in winter.
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Sudanese women develop projects not to surrender to darkness
Women, who have struggled to survive in war-torn Sudan for years, develop projects supporting their economic independence not to surrender to the darkness.
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Women of Gaza struggle to create employment opportunities for themselves amid attacks
Young women in Gaza struggle to survive amid the harsh economic conditions caused by the war and siege. Most of them earn a living by working as childcare workers or distributing aid.
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Displaced women create job opportunities for themselves in Raqqa
Women displaced from Girê Spî to Raqqa have created job opportunities for themselves to maintain their lives.
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Black grape harvest in Sardasht ends in crisis
Farmers in Sardasht started black grape harvest in hope; however, the harvest ended in crisis because companies have stopped purchasing.
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Women of Deir ez-Zor keep growing cotton despite difficulties
Women of Deir ez-Zor keep growing cotton despite all the difficulties caused by climate change and the ongoing attacks.
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Women’s project meets needs of people in Tirbespiyê
About 100 women, who participate in the Demsal Project launched by the Kongra Star Economy Committee in the town of Tirbespiyê, provide agricultural and dairy products to the people of the town.
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‘Women should participate in the labor force’
“Women should participate in the labor force,” said Bêrîvan Elî, who has achieved her economic independence by opening a small shop in the city Amuda.
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Woman starts her own handicraft business in Qamishlo
Ibtîhal Mehmûd (34), a woman who has started her own handicraft business in Til Şiîr, a village in Qamishlo’s Tirbespiyê (Al-Qahtaniyah) town, call on women to learn how to make handicrafts in order to preserve their culture.
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Moroccan women want to enter global markets
“Links of Solidarity”, a project started by the Cooplus Association in the city of Temara, Morocco, aims to promote women’s economic empowerment.
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Agriculture projects create employment opportunities in Shahba
Agriculture projects started by Afrin-Shahba Agricultural Council create employment opportunities for displaced people of Afrin and the people of Shahba.
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Şarifa Haddadi sells flat bread on shores of Lake Zrewar to earn living
Şarifa Haddadi, a resident of Eastern Kurdistan’s Marivan city, has earned a living for her family by selling flat bread to tourists on the shores of Lake Zrewar for 15 years. She thinks women should stand on their own feet.
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Women of Dersim go to sleep thinking about cost of living
“We go to sleep thinking about the cost of living. People are condemned to starvation,” say women artisans in Dersim, who struggle not to take down the shutters due to the economic crisis.
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Chickpea harvest starts in Rojhilat: Women face poor working conditions
Due to the lack of job opportunities in Sardasht, women have to travel 200 kilometers by using old minibuses to harvest chickpeas in the cities of Mahabad and Bukan despite poor working conditions.
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Şîlan Ehmed supports economic development by opening restaurant
Şîlan Ehmed, who opened a restaurant called “The Kitchen of Şîlan” in Qamishlo in 2022, calls on women to participate in the labor force in order to achieve their economic independence and support economic development.
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Success story of woman with disabilities in Qamishlo
Ethra Bihnan, a physically disabled woman living in the city of Qamishlo, designs and sells decorative objects for parties. She recommends all women to use every opportunity and reveal their creativity.
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4,000 fruit trees planted as part of ‘Jiyan Project’
4,000 fruit trees have been planted in the Melemerze village of Dêrik (Al-Malikiyah) as part of the “Jiyan (Life) Project” launched by the Women’s Economy. The project will turn into a women’s cooperative when the trees start fruiting next year.
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Project by Kongra Star provides employment to women in Washokani camp
The bakery project called “Tenûra Îştar” started by Kongra Star Economy Committee in Washokani camp aims to provide employment to displaced women living in the camp.
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Laborers' Union of North and East Syria creates new job opportunities for women
The Women's Committee of the Laborers’ Union of North and East Syria aims to prevent the exploitation of women’s labor and create new job opportunities for women.
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Tunisian woman selling kesra bread: We cannot find semolina due to its high price
“We cannot find semolina due to its high price,” said Radhya Rafrafi, who has been earning a living by selling kesra bread on a road in Chebika, a mountain oasis in Tunisia’s Kairouan Governorate, for 16 years.