Lekiya Negev Bedouin Weaving, Negev Desert

Lakiva Negrev Bedouin Weaving was established in 1991 as an income generation project for Palestinian Bedouin women living in villages and encampments in the Negrev desert in southern Israel. Through the network of 6 women's centers across the area, approximately 150 Bedouin women are provided with an opportunity to develop the traditional skills of spinning and weaving the wool, to acquire new roles and skills in dyeing, production and business management, and to earn incomes through the work.