Artisan Projects of the YWCA of Palestine

The YWCA of Palestine participates in the important work of advocating on behalf of women, refugees, and Palestinian rights. They have created various artisan crafts to help others become advocates for peace with justice, too. Each item is sold in the USA through UCC Resources.

The Fabric of Our Lives

To understand the importance of the Right of Return as essential for women’s demands for freedom, dignity, and peace, the YWCA created The Fabric of Our Lives project. They interviewed five women from two refugee camps with a YWCA relationship. The women interviewed were old enough to remember what happened to them and their families in 1948 when they were expelled from their villages. Each doll comes with a small bookmark telling who she is and something about her village.

The purpose of this project is to support refugee women’s livelihoods and their families, raise awareness of the importance of refugee rights, and provide a tool for advocating for the Right of Return or reparations outlined in UN Resolutions or international law. The project sheds light on the history of the Nakba, the Great Catastrophe, and the ongoing forced displacement and dispossession still taking place throughout the occupied state of Palestine.

Dolls are available here. They are $47.50 for one or $285 for the set of six, plus shipping and tax.

Breaking Down the Wall

Breaking Down the Wall is a 10-inch olive wood replica of the Annexation Wall. This five-piece wall comes with a booklet that includes facts about the wall and its impact on Palestinian lives, especially women and farmers. It also comes with small stickers of images found on the Bethlehem part of the wall.

The Wall can be used in multiple ways, including, but not limited to, its use throughout the Advent season. It comes with prayers and stories for each Sunday in Advent and also includes Christmas Eve. The idea is to knock down a piece of the Wall until Jesus is born without barriers or walls on Christmas Eve.

The International Criminal Justice Court ruled the wall illegal in 2009 and called for its dismantlement immediately. Let us all join Jesus, who has broken down walls of division, in breaking down this Wall.

The Wall and resources can be found here. It is $27 plus shipping and tax.

Hand-Embroidered Bracelets

The Fabric of Our Lives Project is an advocacy project of Global Ministries partner YWCA of Palestine in its Rights for Women for Peace, Security, and Dignity program. The project aims to raise awareness of the importance of refugee rights and support women’s livelihoods and their families.

When you purchase these hand-embroidered bracelets, you are also supporting the YWCA of Palestine’s vital program and the women who participate in it. (The entire cost goes to the YWCA of Palestine.) These five bracelets represent the five different Palestinian villages.

$12.99 each and available here.

Hand-embroidered e-reader cover with zipper

The Fabric of Our Lives Project is an advocacy project of Global Ministries partner YWCA of Palestine in its Rights for Women for Peace, Security, and Dignity program. The project aims to raise awareness of the importance of refugee rights and support women’s livelihoods and their families. When you purchase this hand-embroidered reader cover, you are also supporting the YWCA of Palestine’s vital program and the women who participate in it. (The entire cost goes to the YWCA of Palestine.) 

$27.20 and available here.

iPad cover with zipper

The Fabric of Our Lives Project is an advocacy project of Global Ministries partner YWCA of Palestine in its Rights for Women for Peace, Security, and Dignity program. The project’s purpose is to raise awareness of the importance of refugee rights and to support women’s livelihoods and their families. When you purchase this hand-embroidered iPad cover, you are also supporting this vital program of the YWCA of Palestine and the women who participate in it. (The entire cost goes to the YWCA of Palestine.) $35.70 and available here.