BRACELETS - HAND-EMBROIDERED

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 purposes of the project are to raise awareness on the importance of refugee rights and to support women's livelihoods and their families. When you purchase these hand-embroidered bracelets, 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.) These 5 bracelets represent the five different Palestinian villages. The YWCA of Palestine was one of the first organizations to provide services for Palestinian refugees, even before the camps were established in 1948-49. At the time of the establishment of the State of Israel, more than 750,000 Palestinians became refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon; and more than 525 Palestinian towns and villages were destroyed. The Fabric of Our Lives project seeks to