"We enjoy dealing with FTE, because we don’t have to carry our goods to the market every week. We can weave our kilims and do business from our homes, and spend more time with our families. We’re grateful to FTE, because they encouraged us to form ou ...

"FTE was the first place that bought our fine stitched designs. I’m grateful to the organization because it taught me everything I needed to know about marketing our products. The success of our artisan group is inevitably intertwined with the succes ...

Bedouin women live in secluded areas in different parts of the country. Their socio-cultural structure prevents them from dealing with people outside of their communities and subsequently from selling goods directly to outside consumers. Through an i ...

"About 90 percent of our sales come from FTE. It is truly the foundation of our operations and our success." Bassma, artisan supervisor. Around 900 women from nine isolated Bedouin villages of North Sinai participate in this initiative. Through thi ...