New business council to provide network, funds for Rafah's budding businesswomen
Palestinian women have started small businesses to make ends meet, but a new council aims to lead them to fields such as electronics or high-end products.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Women of the Gaza Strip have long battled economic difficulties and unemployment by making and selling handicrafts. A new incubator for women entrepreneurs in the Rafah governorate aims to make these projects sustainable and to lead female entrepreneurs to new fields, such as mobile and computer repairs or fabricating high-quality products.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Rafah governorate in the southern Gaza Strip announced Jan. 9 the establishment of a council for women entrepreneurs. The council, the first of its kind in the governorate, will be a business incubator for women with different skills.
