Nour Sareeb

Yemen - Yemenis are struggling to survive amid conflicts for years, so civilians, particularly young women, look for job opportunities to improve their economic situation.

 A young woman's struggle

 Arwa Ehab is 27 years old Yemeni woman; she found herself amid conflicts that prevented her from completing her education life in the computer department and the situation in the country forced her to move from Taiz to Sanaa. Then she managed to graduate from the university but she couldn’t find any job.

"I worked in several sectors, but these jobs were unfair, as I had to work long hours for a small salary, so I stopped working in the private sector and decided to work on my own projects" Arwa Ehab told NUJINHA, "I first worked in importing some goods from Saudi Arabia, but because of the conflicts and the difficulty of reaching Sanaa, it was exhausting and I lost my job, so I started making incenses, but I did not feel that this was the right job for me so I left making them.

 Unique gift project

Arwa Ihab started her (Unique gift) project in October 2020, which consists of making plant pots for the purpose of decoration. She is able to make various types and sizes of pots, showing her own character through the shapes and colors that decorate the molds.

She said, "After talking about my project with my cousin, we decided together to start our project since we have a space in the yard of our house, so we searched what we need to make them.”

She faced Challenges

"This is a hard job because the process of making cement pots is not easy, but I learned how to use cement, mix them, and form them and make the pots perfectly.” She said, "At the beginning, I had difficulty shaping the cement then I continued to learn until I become a master. Now I prepare the cement and cast the molds, then color and put plants inside them, after packaging them and I send them to customers"

 Feeling proud

Arwa Ehab feels proud of making plant pots and she is happy with the latest results, she gets. She said, "A few days ago I visited a cafe in Sanaa and found the pot that I made decorating the shelf, I became happy when I saw my pot decorating the café shop.”

In the end, Arwa Ehab said, "I hope that I will be able to expand my business and send my pots all around the country.”