Handicrafts and various products for a group of women in the “Art and Cap” charity exhibition

Various handicrafts, food, medical and aromatic products were presented by the charity exhibition “Art and Cap”, which was organized by a group of women who underwent vocational training courses and handicrafts in cooperation with the Lamset Hanan “Tenderness Touch” Association for Cancer Patients, at the association’s headquarters in Jaramana in Damascus countryside.

Handicraft trainer, Alba Dakkak, indicated in a statement that she has carried out several courses to train and educate women on handicrafts and traditional crafts, in order to give them a craft that helps them improve their economic situation by teaching them ways to benefit from household waste and recycle it, pointing out that at the end of the course, in cooperation with Lamsat Hanan Association, inaugurated an exhibition and a charity bazaar to support the Association and help women launch their own projects.

Participant in the exhibition, Rowaida Makarem, explained that she applied the information she obtained through the courses, and benefited from the burlap bags of rice, cans and empty utensils to create samsat and antiques, noting that her participation comes with the aim of encouraging women to do these works and to sell crafts at nominal prices, the proceeds of which go back to the Association.

The journalist, Ola Abu Saeed, presented a group of paintings she formed using the art of colling, “the art of rolling paper”, pointing out that this type of work has been practiced for more than five years and she constantly encourages women to take advantage of paperwork in the manufacture of beautiful paintings and start small projects that benefit them, pointing out that her participation comes within the framework of her support for cancer patients and to provide them with possible assistance.

The young woman, Ramia Kassar, displays her jewelry, accessories and collars, which she designed using the thread, which she uses for the first time in her work, according to her description, indicating that she took the suggestions of visitors and worked to develop her products to meet their needs.

On a small table, the two ladies, Jawhara Al-Qattan and Sarah Rafaa, presented their embroidered handicrafts, which are part of the heritage for which the city of Jaramana is famous, especially bedspreads and handkerchiefs.

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