The project SeraDisi is the only project of its kind in the province of Aqaba, in the south of Jordan, the villages of the basin of Disi have a population of about 8 thousand distributed in five villages, and it is considered to be one of the pockets of poverty according to studies and statistics, the unemployment rate among women has exceeded 95%. This project worked on training more than 30 women in the art of ceramics, through this project, these women could provide a stable income to their families, it also help them to discover their talents of drawing and carving and designing. It has changed the Bedouin society's view of Bedouin women in the heart of the desert. Most of them did not complete their education. It also built the confidence of these women, and gave them a positive attitude in their lives and the life of their families.
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