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<div class="article-image-description"><em><span style="color:#888888;">Hawash  was one of dozens of rural women from across the region who showcased  their crafts and stories at the opening of the Regional Rural Women&#8217;s  Bazaar on Wednesday</span></em></div>
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<p>Facing economic hardships in her West Bank village,  Najieh Hawash turned to the one thing she has known her entire life:  olive trees. Hawash&#8217;s olivewood carvings have secured a living for her  six family members, defying what she termed as a growing &#8220;feminisation&#8221;  of poverty in Palestinian cities and villages. &#8220;I had to do something to  improve my family&#8217;s living condition I received a loan from the  Palestinian Business Women&#8217;s Association (ASALA) to start my business,&#8221;  the resident of Beit Sahour, noted. With her son and husband assisting  her work, Hawash&#8217;s woodcarvings have now even found a market in the US.</p>
<p>Hawash  was one of dozens of rural women from across the region who showcased  their crafts and stories at the opening of the Regional Rural Women&#8217;s  Bazaar on Wednesday. HRH Princess Basma inaugurated the two-day bazaar,  which showcased the handiwork and cultural traditions of women&#8217;s from  Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and the West Bank. Touring the bazaar, attended  by Canadian Ambassador in Amman Mark Gwozdecky, the Princess underlined  the significance of the regional project in empowering rural women and  enhancing their economic role, indicating that the fair provides a  platform to foster cooperation.</p>
<p>Princess Basma voiced her  gratitude to the Canadian embassy in Amman for giving rural women the  chance to take part in the development process through the Canadian  International Development Agency.</p>
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