The Sewing Project began with only men and with clothing contracts from several local businesses. At that time, this Sewing Project was the only local Sewing Project. This Sewing Project was very successful. This Sewing Project developed into a larger, more commercial sewing organization. This new sewing organization employed the men and acquired the local sewing contracts.

For a person to work in the Sewing Project, he / she must train for at least three months. Then, Abouna is hiring people with no sewing experience and paying them during this training time. This employee payment policy is expensive.

Abouna Firas is familiar with this type of project because Abouna worked for eight years as a sewer before he became a priest.

Sweatshop in Zababdeh only choice for some women Without a Map: Life in the West Bank , http://www.withoutamap.org/?p=178/?p=59

Zababdeh Sewing Project on YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/user/Crabens#p/a/u/2/ryFYz-EGVGU

Clothes produced by the men working in the Sewing Project.

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The men working in the Sewing Project.

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A father working in the Sewing Project with his son.

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The men setting up the Sewing Project.

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Donation information

Usually, sewing products are only available locally. In special circumstances, Abouna Firas Khoury Diab will consider exporting sewing products. One negative in exporting sewing products is the high cost of transportation.

Exported sewing products are only available by donation. Exported sewing products are not for sale. No exported sewing product has been sold. Further, there are no plans to sell exported sewing products. One reason is the high cost of transportation would make the cost of the sewing products so high that a cost conscious person would buy from other vendor.

Please consider a donation to purchase more sewing machines so that the Sewing Project can expand.
Please consider a donation so that the people training can continue to be paid during thier training time.
Donation Instructions

Thank you to the following for their generous donations.

• Andrew Ennabe Foundation.
  The Sewing Project was started / made possible by donations from the Andrew Ennabe Foundation beginning in Sept. 2007.
• Pilgrims of Ibillin
  • In February 2008, Pilgrims of Ibillin Board approved a grant for 5 sewing machines.
  • In early 2009, the Pilgrims of Ibillin's Board approved a grant for 1 sewing machine.

For more information, please contact the following.

• Abouna Firas Boutros Khoury Diab, cure_zab@yahoo.com
• Martha Liles, mliles@mliles.com

These pictures were taken by Abouna Firas Khoury Diab and his family.