About VeryNile.Shop
VeryNile Shop is an innovation workshop that creates up-cycled everyday products from donated plastic bags in collaboration with women of Qursayah Island through a collaborative approach.
About the artisans
VeryNile.Shop currently engages 8 local women and girls on full-time basis in addition to 2 experts Ahmed and Islam and 4 more women on part-time basis. The production and quality process is managed by Fatma.
The artisans used to have limited access to sustainable income. They also help engage up to 30 more women/girls on project basis, developing their capacities through on the job training.
Featured Co-creators
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Om Mohamed (Sabah)
The backbone of our workshop. She is the materials preparation expert and the co-innovator of our baskets collection boat⛵️
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Nada
Our most recent full-time hire. She is the fastest learner and a soon to be machine sewing expert 🧵
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Om Kamal (Shadia)
The first believer who engaged the first group of women and girls 🌻 She is also our technical expert for crochet stitching and the co-innovator of the baskets collection.
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Menna Hesham
Our Creative Director and Project Manager. An innovator in every way you could imagine!
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Salma Ellakany
VeryNile.Shop founder.
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Om Hana (Doaa)
Our raw materials inventor manager and the one keeping us all on track, an entrepreneur by nature 🌴
Stories
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Farida, the one behind our crochet collection!
Farida, founder of hooks and needles spent a year training the women on crochet-stitching, leading to the innovation of the crochet line which is made of ‘plarn’: yarn made out...
Farida, the one behind our crochet collection!
Farida, founder of hooks and needles spent a year training the women on crochet-stitching, leading to the innovation of the crochet line which is made of ‘plarn’: yarn made out...
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Karima starts university
Karima’ s dream was to pursue her studies. After joining VeryNile, she decided she would continue her education by going to open university, majoring in History. She is now managing...
Karima starts university
Karima’ s dream was to pursue her studies. After joining VeryNile, she decided she would continue her education by going to open university, majoring in History. She is now managing...
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