Industrial Use of Local Palm F...

Project Details

Industrial Use of Local Palm Fronds and Leaves

Industrial Utilization of Baladi Palm Midribs and leaflets

Grantee: Egyptian Society for Endogenous Development of Local Communities

Start Date: 7/2019

End Date: 12/2021

Objectives:

To contribute to the upgrading of the economic value of palm products of leaves and midribs as an important ecological resource and as a local raw material that feeds in a number of small industries, to sustain the agricultural biodiversity at the local level and enhance socioeconomic development of the most needy social groups in Al-Qayat and a nearby villages.

Accomplishments:

Establishing small environmental industries from raw materials of wicker and palm leaf, including home manufacturing activities.
Providing job opportunities for young men and women in the village of Al-Qayat and from one of the neighboring villages, for the development of the local community.
Raising awareness of the importance of palm ores, as an important resource for local raw materials that contribute to economic and social development.
Training and rehabilitation of women and men in the village to deal with palm ores in the context of handicraft industries.
Establishing appropriate entities to organize the participation of local women's groups in its management and to benefit from its returns.
Training 10 women on closing wicker products, evaluating the performance of trainees, and providing guidance in improving quality.
Training of 30 women on palm wicker dyeing and braiding to raise the value of the final product and add a wider scope for innovation.
Developed 12 new designs for palm wicker products using the techniques the girls learned during training.

Communities:

Al-Qayat village and one of the neighboring villages in Al-Adwa Center, Minia

Partners:

Faculty of Engineering Ain Shams University, Care International, Furniture factories, a group of designers from the association’s friends, Al-Qayat Youth Center

Beneficiaries: 125 women, 8 men, 50 palm plantation owners

Project Information

State:
Minya
Areas of Work:
Biodiversity