The Human Rights Team has identified groups of refugee women now in Amman, Jordan, who are seeking economic empowerment through handicraft projects, including traditional Palestinian cross-stitching, crochet, felt work and sewing. The Team invites FAWCO clubs to collect and donate the following items to assist these women: cotton embroidery thread, small mesh cross-stitch canvas, crochet thread, felt, fabric (including large scraps), and sewing notions such as thread, tailor’s chalk, needles, facing, etc. The above items can be personal leftovers or newly- purchased items and, because they are generally lightweight, can be mailed to a central collection point at low cost.
Watch for details on mailing instructions in the September Human Rights Team Bulletin, and consider planning ahead for a club collection this fall.
To learn more about refugees in Jordan, check out Therese Hartwell's blog. Therese, the Team's Peace and Conflict Committee Chair, is leading efforts in Region 9 and througout the FAWCO Community to support refugees driven from their homes by conflict.