Micro Economic Projects For Women in Palestine

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Micro Economic Projects For Women in Palestine

• Riad Elsolh Hamad EDTC 6340
• Professor Janice Butler, M.Ed

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1) Why Microeconomic projects in Palestine2)
Who are the targeted groups 3) Types of
proposed programs4) Projected benefits of the
projects on income and sustenance
Introduction
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Objectives

• Employ 100 men and women who will earn at least
  150 dollars a month
• Provide access to international markets for the
  men and women farmers and artisans to distribute
  their products and receive fair wages.

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1) One capable computer with internet access,
monitor, printer and a digital camera in every
village.2) 1000 dollars worth of thread,
material and designs for the women to use in
producing embroidered bags and dresses.3)
Training young boys and girls to read, write and
speak English4) Fruit and olive trees with a
water well for irrigationand some animals if
available
Our plan
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The program will involve the Palestinians
villages surrounded by the wall built by Israel
on Palestinian land in violation of international
law and the decision of the International Court
of Justice in the Hague. Some of these towns and
cities are Beitlehm, Jayyous,
Jenin,Nablus,Alfaraa, Beit Sahour
Target cities
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1) Each family will receive 50 olive trees,
fruit trees and 250 dollars worth of agricultural
tools2) A water well to hold at least 5000
gallons of water3) 250 dollars worth of
embroidery material including thread, cloth and
chisels to carve olive wood crafts.4) Each
family will be assigned a case worker who will
receive the olive oil and wood products for
export5) Each family will be give access to the
internet for two hours a week at the local
village cultural center to communicate with
clients and family abroad.For a sample project
please click here and view the Jayyous project on
the right side of the page
Summud/sustenance support packages
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Cost of package per family

• The cost of the items recommended for each
  family
• 50 trees at 10 dollars a tree.
• Water well 2400 dollars
• Thread and material 250 dollars
• Two milk goats and six chickens 800 dollars
• Gardening and irrigation tools 250 dollars

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Financial facilities

• A website will be set up to allow the families
  market their product online throughout the world
• A pay pal account will be set up to allow the
  women and the families financial facilities to
  send and receive money for their goods
• A bank account will be set up in the United
  States to collect the money for the sales and
  transfer to Palestine on weekly basis.
• Profits from the sales will be reinvested in the
  towns and villages where the families live
  through the distribution of tools, trees and
  educational material for the children.
• A portion of the profits will be used towards
  expanding the number of families who benefit from
  the project.

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Affiliated organizations

• The following organizations work in the same area
  of development and can be relied on for research
  and assistance
• http//www.pal-arc.org/corda/rwds/publications/new
  s-2002-factsfigures.html
• http//www.afsc.org/israel-palestine/learn/fair-tr
  ade.htm
• http//www.grassrootsonline.org/weblog/palag.html
• http//www.pal-arc.org/media/press30.html
• http//www.pafu.ps/enjazat-eng-2004.htm
• http//palestinianembroider.tripod.com/
• http//www.palestinecostumearchive.org/refugee_cam
  ps.htm
• http//www.tatreez.net/
• http//www.shira.net/videorevws/palestinian.htm
• http//www.dheisheh-ibdaa.net/

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Palestine Childrens Welfare Fund will send
volunteers to train and assess compliance with
plan. Specialists in the field of education,
art, marketing and distribution will be sent to
Palestine to train the men and women on the most
efficient means for manufacturing and
distribution. A quarterly statement will be
published online to declare sales, profits and
achievements for the quarter. An annual
financial plan to be announced and published
online to encourage the public to participate and
support the project.
Assessment and evaluation
Advertising and marketing for the products and
the objectives of the program to be handled by
http//www.pcwf.org New families interested
in joining the project are to be evaluated by a
team of volunteers from the United States who
visit Palestine on regular basis. No
political, religious or militant organizations
will be involved in this purely humanitarian
project
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