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Workshop for Women: Skilled Hands

A sewing machine becomes the first place a woman signs her own name. We set it up for you, teach the stitch beside her for weeks; when the first order ships, a GPS stamped photo lands in your account.

Palestine, Gaza, Pakistan 285 Donors 60 women producers
How Your Donation Transforms Lives

A woman sits at a sewing machine for the first time and goes home that evening with money she earned herself; her "What can I do?" gives way to a quiet "There is a great deal I can do."

Sixty women produce under their own names on a fair wage agreement, with every payment recorded in full.
The workshop reaches a capacity of over two thousand items a month, with returns held under one percent.
Twenty hours a week of childcare support and safe transport keep attendance steady and regular.
Each piece sells on the online storefront, packed and shipped to standard, at the woman's own price.
At the tip of the needle runs more than thread: the light in a child's eyes who sees a mother's work paid with respect.

Needs

Sewing and repair machines, cutting tables, an ironing station and a safe workshop space
Thread, bolts of fabric and repair materials for the first production runs
A coached training programme in cutting, stitching, quality and online selling
Childcare hours and logistics support for safe transport to the workshop
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Workshop for Women: Skilled Hands

The hum of a sewing machine becomes the first place a woman signs her own name again. In Gaza, one corner of the workshop we rented is still unpainted; yet the machines are in and the first bolts of cloth sit on the shelf. Our trainers buy the machine in your name, prepare the thread and the fabric, and sit beside her for weeks teaching the cut, the stitch and the online sale; every piece she makes is sold under her own name, at her own price. Sixty women sign a fair wage agreement, and childcare hours with safe transport keep their attendance steady. When the first order ships, a GPS stamped photo of the workshop and a short clip land in your account.

$17,000 Goal: $59,000
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From the Field

The day Zeynep stitched her first label, she unpicked the letters twice before they sat right: "Made with love." Lining the boxes onto the shelf, she leaned over a card and wrote, carefully: "What you are buying is not just a dress; it is the road I am still walking." When her trainer looked up that evening, the workshop light seemed brighter than before.

“What you are buying is not just a dress; it is the road I am still walking.” · Zeynep

Donor Experiences

4.9 · 285 Donors
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Julia J.
London
I backed this workshop because I wanted to know the money turns into honest wages, not vague good intentions. The first thing they sent me was a photo of the signed pay agreement, the bottom corner a touch out of focus, yet every figure was legible. That single document settled my mind.
last week
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Ava D.
Manchester
I asked for my gift to go specifically toward the cutting table and the machines. They sent back a geotagged photo and the map pin sat right inside the neighbourhood they'd described. The address line on the tag was printed slightly crooked, but the machines were there and running, plain as day.
yesterday
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Samuel P.
Dublin
What won me over was the rhythm of it. A field report lands every month, and this month's ledger listed each order line by line, with one entry where the ink had bled a little. When the same care shows up month after month, doubt just runs out of room.
two weeks ago
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Mia L.
Madrid
There was a tiny flaw in what arrived: the stitching on the fabric label they photographed ran off at the corner. Oddly, that reassured me. It meant this was a real bench, not a polished marketing shot. That one imperfect tag proved the whole story was true.
three days ago
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Owen N.
Chicago
They sent me a short clip, the audio a bit crackly, but in it a mother worked at her machine while her child played in the childcare corner next door. Watching that frame put a lump in my throat. A mother holding both her work and her little one under one roof is something else entirely.
last week
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Lucy G.
Munich
My own family has sewn for a living for years, so the fair wage clause meant a great deal to me. I checked the serial number of the first piece sold through the online storefront against their record, though it came out a little faded in the photo. It sat so well with me that I gave again this month.
yesterday

Project Roadmap

Every step is a milestone on the path to our goal

June 2026
We build the team
Three trainers on the ground; we held the first interviews in Gaza and the sign up lists filled fast.
Completed
December 2026
We open the workshop door
The machines go in, the shelves fill with bolts of cloth; the unpainted corner is the last job left.
Pending
June 2027
The first machines start turning
Zeynep and fifty women take their seats; the first stitches run before noon.
Pending
December 2027
We grow the second workshop
Demand outran us from day one; we open the second site in a neighbouring district in Pakistan.
Pending
June 2028
We sell their work to the world
Each woman's own label goes to the storefront and becomes the first order, packed and shipped to standard.
Pending
December 2028
The workshop stands on its own
Sixty women earn under their own names; the training now flows from the women who started here.
Pending

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Everything you need to know

1How can I donate?
Use the donation form on this page with credit card, debit card, or digital wallet.
2Is my donation tax deductible?
Yes, Quenara Foundation is an approved NGO. Your receipt is automatically emailed.
3Where does my donation go?
90% goes directly to the project, 10% covers operational costs.
4How can I cancel monthly?
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5What is the minimum?
Minimum is $5. Every amount makes a difference.
6How can I see impact?
Monthly reports, field photos and videos are shared via email.
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9Corporate donations?
Yes! Corporate donation program available. Visit our contact page.
10Can I visit the project?
Through our volunteer visit program. Trips organized twice yearly.
11Can I gift my donation?
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12Project timeline?
See detailed timeline in the roadmap milestones above.
13How to volunteer?
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16Regular donor benefits?
Special reports, live field connections and annual impact reports.
17Can I direct my donation?
Yes, choose from items in the needs section.
18Who is Quenara?
An independent NGO running humanitarian aid projects worldwide.
19Refund policy?
Request a refund by contacting us within 30 days.
20Transparency reports?
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