raised of $15,000 USD goal
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https://www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/help_us_keep_empowering_our_palestinian_partner_artisans
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— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Impact: Palestinian Territories
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This campaign will collect all funds raised by December 12, 2021 at 9:45 PM EDT
We are extending the goal of our campaign to $15,000 until the 12th of December.
As you might have heard that Israeli Occupation has recently decided to close its borders due to the Corona Pandemic again. Meaning that our borders will be closed too.
We were hoping for tourism to come back to Palestine to support small businesses and artisans depending on Christmas Season to sell especially in tourist areas like Bethlehem & Jerusalem. Another closure isn't what we were hoping for.
Today marks the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People and tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, so if you're looking for a way to give to a cause that keeps giving we encourage you to support our campaign.
Thank you for supporting us. Together we are stronger.
UPDATE 3/11/2021
Thank you to everyone who helped us pass the 50% milestone. We are excited to get closer to reaching our target.
On this occasion, we are offering a FLASH PERK of signed books by acclaimed writer Raja Shehadeh. You can now find them in the rewards section.
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The Past 2 years were not easy!
Palestinian artisans have been among the most affected groups during the tensions and events of the past two years. With the ongoing pandemic, and military occupation in Palestine.
All of this has been devastating for artisans who were already struggling to maintain their craftsmanship and sustain their livelihoods. For artisans, who rely heavily on local markets, bazaars, and festivals to sell products, covid has been crushing.
Our mission to support Palestinian artisans means we host bi-annual bazaars, sell handicrafts in our display and at other venues. Due to Covid, we haven’t been able to host artisan markets since last year. Our display in Ramallah has also been fully closed since last year due to lockdowns. Due to all of the above, artisans had no access to resources, nor were able to produce or market their creations, in turn, we were not able to buy and sell their work.
But in a country where our people are guided by the concept of sumud صمود - our steadfastness, we always find a way to survive. That means new paths when those we have known are closed or destroyed.
With all hardships, Palestinians are always Resilient
* Having an online shop saved our project so we could support artisans. If we had only marketed artisans' goods at our display in Ramallah, Handmade Palestine would have collapsed. Your online support has given us hope and encouragement to help more artisans sell through our online shop.
* We have curated an online bazaar so you can meet our artisans, learn where they are from, and support their work. Your donation and purchases will greatly help Handmade Palestine's artisans get back on their feet and for us to help them in the process.
Why support Handmade Palestine?
1. We work with a network that reaches more than 25 women cooperatives. Your support extends to sustain these artisans and will provide them with a steady stream of income.
2. Your support will help expand our network to support and include more artisans from Palestine. We aim to partner and work with 5-7 new artisan groups.
3. Help us plant 2500 trees in 2021 at Mashjar Juthour. By supporting our campaign, you are not only supporting the sustainability of our work but you are also contributing to preserving Palestine’s environment. 30% of the campaign proceeds to plant trees in Ramallah, Palestine. During last year we managed to plant more than 750 trees. And in 2022 we aim to plant 30 educational trees and 300 indigenous trees in Palestine.
About Handmade Palestine
* Handmade Palestine is a fairtrade non-for-profit project founded in 2017 working with more than 25 women cooperatives, societies, and independent artisans in Palestine promoting their work locally and internationally by selling their crafts on our website and in Ramallah.
* We work with artisans from marginalized communities across Palestine - in Jerusalem, Hebron, Nablus, Ramallah, and the Gaza Strip. Most of these artisans are the sole providers for their families. Handmade Palestine helps to promote and empower our partner artisan groups to sustain their lives and those of their children and families.
* Sale proceeds from Handmade Palestine go to raise funds for an environmental project in Ramallah called Mashjar Juthour.
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Our Team
Morgan started Handmade Palestine years ago as a display in her cafe in Ramallah so that artisans had a space to sell. She volunteers running the website but her favorite job is being a mom to two little ones and cooking traditional Palestinian foods!
Hi I'm Majdi (just sharing the most recent photo of me--my nephew insisted he's riding my back).
I joined Handmade Palestine as a volunteer in 2017 then became a part-timer in 2018. My deep belief in Handmade’s mission is what keeps me working on the project every day. In my free time, I make music and volunteer in a local agro-garden in Ramallah.
Gratitude & 5% Discount Code
With your donation, you can send one artisan to a one-day marketing workshop to help her tell her story & share her handicrafts. We'll thank you on social media, so follow our instagram and let us share our thanks plus we'll email you the link to our Online Bazaar.
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A Note of Thanks & Discount Code
Send 2 artisans to a one-day marketing workshop to help her tell her story & share her handicrafts. We'd like to mail you, the old fashioned way, a Handmade Palestine original postcard, saying thank you. Plus you'll get an email with a unique discount code to use in our Online Bazaar.
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A Small Gesture for Your Big Gift
Your donation will give women artisans the support to design & have printed materials to use so they can promote their own handicrafts. We will mail you a Wildflowers of Palestine greeting card and a keychain, made right here in Palestine by our artisans plus a 10% discount code for the Online Bazaar!
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Flash Perk: Signed Book by Raja Shehadeh
A must-have in every library, get this exclusive signed copy of "Palestinian Walks" by acclaimed writer Raja Shehadeh.
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#2 Flash Perk: Signed Book by Raja Shehadeh
Get an exclusive signed copy of one of the following titles by acclaimed writer Raja Shehadeh: *Shifting sands* *Language of war, language of peace* *Strangers in the house* *Going home* *Where the line is drawn* *Palestinian walks* Only one copy is available of each title. Let us know which one would you like to have in the notes. (See photo in description)
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A Tree in Your Name
We are going to plant a tree on the mountains outside Ramallah in your honor, and we'll email you to show you how it's doing as we care for its growth in the next year. We'll also send you a 10% discount code for the Online Bazaar.
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Handmade Palestine Goodies Bag
We'll plant a tree at the Arboretum with your donation plus it'll cover the cost of adding 2 new handicrafts to our market. We're so grateful for your support, so we're mailing you a few thank you-gifts. A Wildflowers of Palestine greeting card, Handmade Palestine keychain, Tote Bag & our all new 2022 Wildflowers of Palestine calendar and a 10% code for the Online Bazaar.
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A Little Extra for the Kitchen
We will be able to add 2 new artisan groups to our permanent website as partner artisans. To say thank you, in addition to our Handmade Palestine Goodies Bag, we also want to send you an olive wood kitchen utensil & some spices to cook with as well as a discount code!
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Shukran al akher
Your support is a game changer for us. We are a tiny volunteer outfit and with your help, we will hire one team member to help artisans tell their stories and sell their handicrafts! We thank you so much with a liter of cold pressed oil, an embroidered card holder and all the goodies in our goodie bag. Truly thank you!
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Legacy for Palestine
With your incredibly generous donation, we will install a stone or wooden bench at Mashjar Juthour with a dedication plate. We will send you an email with a photo and we'll share with everyone else as well on our social media, as well as a discount code that you can use on our website for the online bazaar!
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Giving is better together! Your share could raise over $77.
https://www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/help_us_keep_empowering_our_palestinian_partner_artisans
“Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward like the one who did it.”
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
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Ibrahim S Kandah
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Famia Totah
Art Seamans
Nancy Cooper
Raed Shami
Bettina Pedersen
Nahla Demestihas
Nancy Campos
Kit Hanafin
Ghassan Kandah
gregory l granowski
Christopher Jenkins
Singer Cafe' Box (5 donors)
Ambar Amleh
Deborah Condon
Liz Wyant
B ROWLATT
Hilal Sala
The End of Our Project Thanks To You
We wanted to reach out one last time and thank you for supporting our crowdfunding campaign Stronger Together!
We have finished all of our activities, which would not have been possible without your help!
Now we have dozens of new trees that you planted, two beautiful benches you built, 5 new artisans you supported and so many new members of our Handmade Palestine family.
We face devastating challenges as a small business in Palestine striving to support artisans. We truly do rely on your support and participation in our work.
Thank you again! We truly are stronger together!
Morgan and Majdi and all the artisans with whom we work.
Half Way Done
Dear Friends of Handmade Palestine,
We continue to express our gratitude for your support and patience. The relevant Ministries finally approved our projects and transfers in May and we have access, at long last, to the support you kindly donated.
We have begun implementing all our activities and are excited to share with you what we have been able to accomplish thus far with your help!
1. We built and installed the Legacy donation benches. Dedication plates will be installed this week. Thank you!
2. Planted donor trees: blue atlas cedar, 2 jacarandas, Atlantic pistachio, and 4 Mount Tabour Oaks.
3. We've invited 4 new artisans (we'll still add one more) to join the Handmade Palestine family! Learn about Bint el Shams, check out the handwoven wool stools from Lara, see Khoyoot's tatreez kit for kids, and welcome Dalal Sarhan with her embroidered earrings and keffiyehs.
4. We've planted around 50 indigenous trees, out of our 300 tree-goal.
5. Lastly we have begun our efforts to expand our reach to new markets in order to support our artisans in Palestine. We're doing this largely through google shopping and google ads but also developing our wholesale capacity with specific artisans. We'll be really developing this over the next few months.
What's Next:
1. Host training workshop for artisans in early July and host bazaar in Ramallah.
2. Plant another 250 indigenous trees and 20 more educational species.
3. Continue efforts at expanding to new markets. We'll invite you to participate in this once we get further along.
4. Bring on board one more artisan to the Handmade Palestine family.
Thank you again for your commitment to this project, your patience and support! With your help, we can do so much good!
Very best, Handmade Palestine
Update on Handmade Palestine Campaign
Dear Friends,
Thank you so much for your support last October through December. Because of you, we reached our goal!
We had hoped to receive the donations by January and finish our projects by March. Alas, Palestine is full of obstacles and we still haven't received the donations due to bureaucracy here. We have reorganized ourselves expect to be able to start our projects next month when the donations are released to us.
Thank you for believing in us and for supporting and being part of our work in Palestine! We'll send an update and photos as soon as we are allowed to begin working.
Very best, Handmade Palestine team & artisans
Extending our goal to $15,000 after tourism has been shut down again!
We are extending the goal of our campaign to $15,000 until the 12th of December.
As you might have heard that Israeli Occupation has recently decided to close its borders due to the Corona Pandemic again. Meaning that our borders will be closed too.
We were hoping for tourism to come back to Palestine to support small businesses and artisans depending on Christmas Season to sell especially in tourist areas like Bethlehem & Jerusalem. Another closure isn't what we were hoping for.
Today marks the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People and tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, so if you're looking for a way to give to a cause that keeps giving we encourage you to support our campaign.
Thank you for supporting us. Together we are stronger.
Only 1 Week Left - Thank you for your support
Thanks to your support we hit 88% of our goal of $12000. The funds we raise will be used to work with and support the work of 5 more women artisan groups in Palestine, in addition to planting trees in Ramallah.
If it wasn't for your we wouldn't have gotten here. We still need your help to succeed.
Please share the link of the campaign with your close circles of family & friends. Each share helps us raise $36 on avg.
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— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
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Giving is better together! Your share could raise over $77.
https://www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/help_us_keep_empowering_our_palestinian_partner_artisans
“Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward like the one who did it.”
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ