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Rebecca Salti: The Bani Hamida Weaving Project and Women’s Empowerment
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Rebecca Salti is a pioneer of women’s empowerment in Jordan. In 1985, she established the Bani Hamida Weaving Project as country director of Save the Children in Jordan. The project became a model income-generation project throughout the developing world and is internationally known. It continues today with the participation of three generations of rural Bedouin women of the Bani Hamida Tribe. Rebecca’s skills, energy, and vision led her to establish other income-generation programs in Jordan. This article includes excerpts of an interview with Rebecca, a U.S. native, which presents her insights about the project and women’s empowerment.
Title: Rebecca Salti: The Bani Hamida Weaving Project and Women’s Empowerment
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Rebecca Salti is a pioneer of women’s empowerment in Jordan.
In 1985, she established the Bani Hamida Weaving Project as country director of Save the Children in Jordan.
The project became a model income-generation project throughout the developing world and is internationally known.
It continues today with the participation of three generations of rural Bedouin women of the Bani Hamida Tribe.
Rebecca’s skills, energy, and vision led her to establish other income-generation programs in Jordan.
This article includes excerpts of an interview with Rebecca, a U.
S.
native, which presents her insights about the project and women’s empowerment.
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